I Have My differences With Mourinho but..– Pellegrini

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini
insists he has no intention of snubbing a

handshake with old rival Jose Mourinho when Chelsea visit Eastlands on Sunday.
Pellegrini and Chelsea boss Mourinho have a
frosty relationship that dates back to when
Mourinho succeeded Pellegrini as Real Madrid
manager in 2010 and made unflattering
comments about his predecessor
They did not shake hands after their first
meeting in England in October 2013, when
Mourinho celebrated extravagantly after Chelsea
snatched a late winner at Stamford Bridge, and
they have traded barbs through the media on a
regular basis.
Mourinho was involved in another handshake
incident recently when he and Arsene Wenger
refused to acknowledge each other following the
Gunners’ Community Shield victory at Wembley.
Pellegrini concedes he and Mourinho have had
their differences, but the Chilean will shake
hands because he does not want any controversy
to overshadow the clash between two of the
leading contenders for the title.“I said the first day I arrived here I have my
differences with him but… I always shake hands with him,” Pellegrini told reporters at a press
conference on Friday. Mourinho has courted controversy already this
week after criticising Chelsea’s first-team doctor
Eva Carneiro and physio Jon Fearn when the duo
rushed onto the pitch to treat Eden Hazard
during the champions’ 2-2 draw with Swansea
last weekend. Mourinho’s claims that Carneiro and Fearn had been “impulsive and naive” drew widespread criticism, but Pellegrini refused the opportunity to take a dig at his rival.“I cannot give you an opinion about what
happens at another club,” he said.
“The players will be more interested in the game.
They will be trying to win. I think it will be just a
game involving football things and not other
things.”