Arsene Wenger says his relationship with Jose Mourinho makes him feel like he is in kindergarten after the current Tottenham boss reacted to being left out of the Frenchman’s autobiography.
Wenger’s autobiography,My Life in Red and White, looks at his 22 years at Arsenal but failed to mention his duels with Mourinho, whose Chelsea side dethroned the ‘Invincibles’ in 2004-05.
Last week, Mourinho said the reason he was not mentioned in the book was because the former Arsenal manager “never beat me”.
“It doesn’t bother me. It’s a permanent provocation.” Wenger told French broadcaster Canal+. “I feel like I’m in kindergarten with him. But that’s part of his personality.”
Mourinho’s rivalry with Wenger reached a boiling point in 2014 when they physically clashed on the touchline in a Premier League game at Stamford Bridge.
It took Wenger 14 attempts to finally beat Mourinho, who once called him a “specialist in failure”, and he managed only two wins in 19 meetings.
