The Portuguese compared having the Frenchman in attack to hunting with a cat, a comment that did not go down well with the striker
Karim Benzema has complained that his relationship with Jose Mourinho soured after the Portuguese mocked him.
The Manchester United manager spent three years in charge at the Bernabeu from 2010-13, where Benzema has played since making a €35 million move from Lyon in the summer of 2009.
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Despite his status as a starter at one of the biggest clubs in the world, that did not make him immune from jibes delivered by the former Porto coach.