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Jose Mourinho, left, and Antonio Conte, right, have been engaged in an escalating war of words in recent weeks. John Sibley / Reuters
Jose Mourinho, left, and Antonio Conte, right, have been engaged in an escalating war of words in recent weeks. John Sibley / Reuters
Antonio Conte simply the latest managerial successor to be in Jose Mourinho's firing line
Chelsea manager has engaged in a war of words with his Manchester United counterpart, who has plenty of previous with other managers.