Conte demands respect after spat with Mourinho

The Manchester United manager approached Conte following his side’s 4-0 drubbing and expressed his displeasure at the Italian riling up the crowd.

“I think that [Jose] Mourinho is still looking for his best XI, his best system”, said Henry at a Puma event at Kolkata.

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne says he does not have any problems with Jose Mourinho following his spell under the current Manchester United boss at Chelsea.

Similarly, despite an impressive start to the season, City have not won in five matches across all competitions and the Blues would love a victory at Old Trafford to halt what has become an alarming run of results.

He said: “Both coaches are going to want to win this game”.

Many expected the 31-year-old to return to the bench for the subsequent Premier League game against Chelsea, but he was ruled out through injury.

“People are exhausted. I need today to see the players in the training session and after I am going to decide but I’m pretty sure we’re going to rotate”.

The experienced midfielder has first-hand experience of what to expect from a Mourinho-coached side, having come up against the Portuguese coach on more than one occasion while he was at the helm of Real Madrid. With the combination of results, the gap to the top is six points.

“Make no mistake, he has been one of the great players and still is if you ask me”.

And Xavi says the former Real Madrid boss can appear to seek “war not football” during hard periods, something he hopes will not be the case this time.

“If you get beat 4-0, you congratulate the opposition, you thank the supporters and then you get off the pitch”, Giggs said. “For the hotel and the brand that sponsors me, the clothes brand, it’s wonderful because they are there every day”, he says.

“I feel pleased with another big effort and now we keep going because we have another big game on Tuesday”.

Guardiola would appear to boast the Manchester bragging rights at present and Xavi, a man who worked closely with him throughout his time at Camp Nou, believes he will deliver major silverware to the Etihad this season.

The remaining all-top-flight tie sees Southampton host the Premier League’s bottom club Sunderland, who remain without a league win this season following Saturday’s 1-0 reverse at West Ham.