Jose Mourinho has launched his latest astonishing swipe at Arsene Wenger by questioning why the Arsenal manager is still in a job.
Mourinho did not directly name Wenger, but it was clear he was referring to his bitter rival after being asked a question about the incident between his banned forward Diego Costaand visiting defender Gabriel at Stamford Bridge last Saturday.
Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-0, but it is clear the feeling of bad blood between the two men has not dissipated. Not from the Chelsea manager's viewpoint.
Costa serves the second of a three-match ban for violent conduct after an incident involving Gabriel and his team-mate Laurent Koscielny when Newcastle visit on Saturday.
Eurosport columnist Miguel Delaney was tweeting from Friday's press conference which featured Mourinho's latest verbal attack on Wenger, who refused to shake hands with the Portuguese manager after their meeting in the Community Shield at Wembley last month.
"I think in this country, only one manager is not under pressure. Steve (McClaren) is under pressure, I am under pressure, Brendan (Rodgers), (Manuel) Pellegrini. There is one that for some reason is outside that list. Good for him," said Mourinho ahead of his side's match with Newcastle, who are second bottom of the Premier League under Steven McClaren with two points from six games.
"We cannot lose matches, we have to reach expectations, we have to meet our objectives, so I have sympathy for all of them and I believe they also have sympathy for me.
“These is one that for some reason is outside that list, but good for him and of course I have sympathy for Steve.
“He can speak about referees before the game, can speak about referees after the game, can push people in the technical area, can cry in the morning, can cry in the afternoon when nothing happens, can be not achieving, can keep the job, still the king, it is a privilege.”
The FA rescinded a ban for Gabriel, who was sent off for his exchange with Costa, but Mourinho refused to comment on the decisions. On Costa he commented: "If I answer I’m going to be suspended. I don’t want to touch the theme and everything that surrounds this situation I don’t comment and I tell you why.
"Some managers can speak about the referee before the game and after the game and some others cannot. I am in the list of the ones that cannot.”
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