Mancini made the bold claim that the Portuguese born manager inherited the strong squad at Inter Milan that went on to win the Champions League. This was just one of the three trophies Inter Milan won that season under Mourinho in 2010.
Mancini was sacked two year prior to this and since then has guided Manchester City to their first Premier League title and also won the FA cup. He is now currently Galatasaray manager and these claims have come just before his side meet Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea in the first knock out round.
‘Mourinho won the Champions League because he took a good team,’ the Italian told the Evening Standard.
‘He took a team that, like Manchester City, I had built. A team that had a strong mentality. When I went to Inter, they played very bad football and we changed this.
‘To win a Champions League you should be lucky. [The] Champions League is a different competition but a strange one.
‘Strange because you can win your group in October, November, December and, after maybe February everything can change.’
The big story of this tie is the return of Didier Drogba to Stamford Bridge, but it is clear there is a bitter rivalry between the two managers, who now have the chance to cause the other European heartbreak.
Written By Kyle Farrington
