Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has apologised for climbing
behind Manchester City's dugout and into the crowd after Fernando Torres scored
a late winner at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, but denied he deliberately taunted
Manuel Pellegrini.
Mourinho stormed past Pellegrini as Torres sealed the 2-1 victory and the
Chilean appeared disgruntled by the Portuguese's actions as he avoided a
post-match handshake.
But the Blues boss quashed suggestions he was disrespectful towards his
opposition manager and explained he was simply trying to find his son in the
crowd.
"I think Chelsea are guilty because I want to buy a season ticket for
my son and they give season tickets for my son behind the opponent's
dugout," he said.
"They have to change and give my kid tickets behind my dugout. I went
for him, I went for him, I promise that I went for him and next match you will
see him there again.
"This is the drama of the last minute. I beat Manchester City in the
last minute with Real Madrid [3-2 in last season's Champions League], I slid on
my knees and I destroyed my trousers.
"If they [City] believe that my son is there, great. If they don't
believe, I apologise if they feel I did something wrong."
Pellegrini walked straight down the tunnel at the full-time whistle and
revealed he refused to shake Mourinho's hand.
"I don't expect a different way to celebrate from him. It's
normal," Pellegrini said. "No, I didn't shake [his] hand. I didn't
want [to]."
Mourinho insists he had no issue with Pellegrini's anger.
"He lost the game in the last minute and I have sympathy with
that," he said. "In other cultures and other countries we shake hands
before the game and that's enough.
"At the end of the game we don't. In Madrid, normally I never did it so
I don’t feel it is a lack of respect. If he was sad because of the result I
understand, if he was sad thinking I did something wrong, I accept that too, so
no problem."
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