Jose Mourinho: Rafael Benitez destroyed Inter Milan and his wife should take care of his diet

Jose Mourinho has hit back at Rafael Benitez’s wife, saying her husband 'destroyed' Inter Milan and she should take care of his diet.

Montserrat Seara joked in Spanish newspaper La Region that her husband "tidies up the mess" left behind by Mourinho. Benitez has taken over at Real Madrid this summer - the third time he has joined a club formerly managed by Mourinho.

However, speaking after Chelsea's victory over Barcelona, the Portuguese failed to see the funny side. Mourinho claimed Benitez ruined his treble-winning Inter Milan side in 2010 and pointed out the Spaniard hadn't directly succeeded him at Chelsea and Real.  

 

Mourinho also levelled a dig at Benitez's weight. 

The relationship between the managers has been strained ever since they went head-to-head during Mourinho’s first spell at Chelsea, when Benitez was in charge of Liverpool.

"The lady is a bit confused," a straight-faced Mourinho said, drawing laughs from reporters. "I am not laughing.

“Her husband went to Chelsea to replace Roberto Di Matteo and he went to Real Madrid and replaced Carlo Ancelotti.

“The only club where her husband replaced me was at Inter Milan, where in six months he destroyed the best team in Europe at the time.

"For her also to think about me and to speak about me, I think she needs to occupy her time, and if she takes care of her husband’s diet she will have less time to speak about me."