José Mourinho said he had no need to apologise for calling Arsène Wenger a “specialist in failure” last season.
Chelsea hosts Arsenal this weekend for the first time since a 6-0 win over Wenger's side.
“I don’t apologise, he didn’t apologise. My feeling is not to go over it – forget it, to move forwards without thinking about what happened. He doesn’t need to apologise, so I don’t need an apology or to apologise.
“Intelligent football people don’t need that, it’s finished. Let’s go for another match with big responsibilities for both of us.”
Mourinho said he was looking forward to the match and for once praised Wenger and his 18 years at Arsenal.
“It is an amazing achievement, congratulations to him and the club because it is not just to do with the manager’s quality but also the philosophy of the club, so obviously I congratulate both, Arsenal and Mr Wenger.”
“But me against Arsène Wenger? I never had the pleasure of playing against him one against one, I’ve never played him at beach soccer, it’s always between Chelsea and Arsenal and Sunday’s game is out of context to the past. What happened in the past, happened in the past.”
Via Reuters