Antonio Conte branded Jose Mourinho a little man after the Manchester United boss continued his spat with the Chelsea manager with a jibe about match fixing.
The Premier League rivals have been involved in back-and-forth verbal sparring in recent days after it was suggested Mourinho had aimed a dig at Conte when he said he prefers to act in a mature manner on the touchline, rather than crazy or like a clown .
Conte responded ahead of Chelsea s trip to Norwich City in the FA Cup by suggesting his Stamford Bridge predecessor was suffering from memory loss having been guilty of exuberant antics on the sidelines.
After United s 2-0 cup win over Derby on Friday Mourinho replied by saying: What never happened to me and will never happen is to be suspended for match-fixing .
Conte served a four-month ban in 2011 but was later acquitted, and he says Mourinho s latest comment is uncalled for.
It is very difficult to answer this type of comment because I think when a person s target is to offend, to insult another a person, I think that you are a little, little man, the Italian told BT Sport after Saturday s 0-0 draw at Carrow Road.
I think that we all know him very well from the past but he is always the same.
This is his way, it is not a surprise for me. I repeat, when you insult or offend another person you are a little man and I think he is a little man.
Life will go on, I m not worried about him. For sure there is a good opportunity when we play Manchester United to clarify in a room, me and him in a room.
