Jose Mourinho: I would have got a stadium ban had I pushed Wenger

Wenger and Mourinho had an altercation during the Arsenal vs Chelsea match

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that he is not surprised by the FA’s decision on not charging Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger for pushing the Portuguese manager during a Premier league game between the two sides on 5th October. The Frenchman had pushed the former Porto, Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager during a touchine altercation but has apologised since for his actions.

Wenger said: “I always regret the slightest sign of violence and I apologise.”

Mourinho responded to the apoloy with a “No reaction“.

Asked whether he was surprised that the Frenchman got no further punishment, Mourinho replied in the negative.

“I’m not surprised,” he said, “I’m not surprised.”

When asked whether he thought he would have been charged by the FA if he had done the same:

“Charged? Charged? If it was me it would have been a stadium ban.”

The 51-year-old also talked about his club’s fixture situation where it has to play a Capital One Cup fourth-round tie against Shrewsbury Town just 48 hours after a Premier League clash against Manchester United.

“It’s another situation where we are powerless. We tried last year when we played a Champions League semi-final and we wanted to play at Anfield on the Saturday, but we had to play on the Sunday. It’s not worth fighting or trying to find answers. We just wait and we play.”