Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho's
rivalry spilled over at Stamford Bridge on Sunday when the Arsenal
manager shoved his counterpart and the pair failed to shake hands at the
full-time whistle.
Wenger
was furious with Gary Cahill's rash tackle on Alexis Sanchez with 20
minutes gone which saw the Chelsea defender booked in a
fiercely-contested encounter.
The
Frenchman came out of his technical area to gesticulate to referee
Martin Atkinson before then raising his arms to the oncoming Mourinho.
Arsene Wenger shoves Jose Mourinho in the chest with 20 minutes gone at Stamford Bridge on Sunday
The Arsenal boss, 64, pushed Mourinho in the chest with the Portuguese stumbling backwards
Wenger squares up to the Chelsea manager on the touchline during Sunday's crunch clash at the Bridge
The pair had to be separated by fourth official Jonathan Moss as their rivalry extended to the dugout
Wenger,
64, then pushed Mourinho in the chest with the Chelsea manager, 13
years Wenger's junior, stumbling backwards but remaining on his feet.
The
Arsenal boss turned around before returning to the scene with his hands
in his pockets before momentarily going head-to-head with Mourinho.
Atkinson
called both managers over for a word appearing to hint that they would
be sent to the stands if there were any further issues.
Wenger
and Mourinho continued to exchange verbal insults throughout the first
half with Chelsea's assistant manager Rui Faria and Arsenal's No 2 Steve
Bould also said to be involved.
The
pair didn't shake hands at full-time and Mourinho said: 'For me, it is
over. But the technical area is very clear - I have mine, he has his and
he cannot come to mine, especially to put pressure on the referee to
give a red card to my player.
'So I just told him "leave my technical area and don't come back please".'
Then asked if it was a big deal that Wenger had put his hands on him, Mourinho said: 'No, it is no problem.'
To
compound the misery for Wenger, who hasn't beaten Mourinho in their
previous 11 encounters, Eden Hazard scored from the spot after he was
fouled by Laurent Koscielny in the penalty area to give the hosts the
lead.
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