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Jose Mourinho Allegedly Cited Arsene Wenger in Jon Moss Rant, Refused to Leave

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reportedly made reference to Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger in an expletive-laden jibe at referee Jon Moss, before refusing to leave the match official’s room at half-time during the Blues’ loss to West Ham United.

The Portuguese was banished to the directors’ box for the second period, as a late Andy Carroll goal condemned his side to a 2-1 loss. According to Neil Ashton of the Daily Mail, that was after Mourinho laid into Moss at half-time, making reference to the Gunners boss in the process,:

Among a stream of insults aimed at Moss as the teams and coaching staff made their way down the tunnel at half-time, Mourinho told him: ‘Wenger was right—you are f-----g soft.