Who snubbed who? Wenger and Mourinho fume at each other

Arsene Wenger claimed a first victory over Jose Mourinho at the 14th attempt before snubbing the Chelsea boss over a lack of respect

WHAT HAPPENED

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first-half goal earned the Gunners a 1-0 win in the season-opening Community Shield at Wembley and Wenger a maiden victory over Mourinho, who was unbeaten in 13 prior meetings between the two.

Mourinho made a point of congratulating the Arsenal players afterwards - but not Wenger. Whether Mourinho pointedly turned away or whether Wenger intentionally walked behind the Chelsea boss is not quite clear.

What is clear is that their long-running feud showing no signs of coming to an end.

WENGER'S VIEW

"I believe in a job where you have to respect people and respect everybody," said Wenger, who shoved the Blues boss in last season's Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.

"I shook a few hands after the game, but there's nothing special there."

MOURINHO'S VERSION

Mourinho said: "You see the images, you see where I am. (I was) there for the winners, to wait for them in a point where you only miss me if you want to miss me.

"Every Arsenal player came in my direction, which was the easiest thing to do.

"If other people didn't come in my direction, that's not a problem, that's not a story, that's not the end of the world."

ABOUT THE MATCH?

Mourinho felt the better team lost, but was pointed in his praise of Wenger's approach, saying Arsenal were "a team that leaves their philosophy in the dressing room".

The Portuguese boss, who threw his runners-up medal to an Arsenal fan in the crowd, insisted he did not have a psychological hold on Wenger's teams, but described his 13-game unbeaten streak as an "eternity".

Wenger, who disagreed that he compromised on his approach, felt the prior record against Mourinho played on his players' minds and contributed to their display.

"We abandon nothing," Wenger said. "Personally I must honestly say it didn't play on my mind at all.