Jose Mourinho brilliantly hits back at Rafa Benitez insults

The two of them were fierce rivals between 2004 and 2007 in the Premier League, facing each other in a few extremely memorable and controversial encounters. Here’s a look back at their most famous run ins. Mourinho complained about Luis Garcia’s “ghost goal” robbing him of glory. The Spaniard’s controversial strike saw Liverpool eliminate Chelsea at the Champions League semi-final stage.

Benitez hasn’t been on the receiving end of a Mourinho burn for quite some time, so he probably is now wishing his wife didn’t open this particular can of worms.

So Mrs Benitez became the latest in a long line of people to discover that, with the Portuguese, you should not dish it out if you can’t take it. “The best team lost”.

“How do you say cheating in Catalan?” “I like football. I understand football, so for this, I only speak about football”. They won matches and were exciting to watch. Barcelona and Milan too.

“‘I’m not a hypocrite”.

We can only presume his favourite former Chelsea player never heard this comment from the then Inter Milan boss.

Benitez has only ever succeeded Mourinho at Inter Milan. Reported by Benitez, this was what soured their relationship.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Chelsea’s manager Jose Mourinho (R) shakes hands with Rafael Benitez, manager of Liverpool, after their Premeirship game at Stamford Bridge, London, 17 September 2006.

Los Blancos lifted the global Champions Cup as a goalless draw was settled in their favour from the spot, and the Coach believes his team have shown a marked improvement since his appointment, most notably from a defensive perspective. Did Rafa enjoy the low pressure role, coaching children in nice parks, which presumably weren’t full of mad fans berating him as a “fat Spanish waiter”? “None”. “But, for me, Ibrahimovic is the best.” Tarring Ronnie with an mercurial-but-lazy-Swede-shaped brush. They may now be managing in different leagues but the feistiness still remains.

Mourinho guided Inter to a European and domestic treble in 2010 before leaving for Real Madrid.

“It would be a big disappointment for me”. All I can do is praise the players for their attitude and performances. When he was sacked, the club were at 6 position in the Serie A table and had been defeated by Tottenham in the Champions League.