Jose Mourinho sarcastically refused to respond to Zdenek Zeman’s criticisms of his time with Roma - with a reminder of his previous successes.
The Special One is still in his first season with the Serie A giants having returned to Italy after he was sacked by Tottenham at the end of last term. Roma were the biggest spenders in the Italian top flight, with hopes that Mourinho could have them challenging for the title.
However, it has been an up and down first campaign for the enigmatic Portuguese head coach and the Giallorossi now face a battle just to secure a place in the top four. And ahead of Sunday’s Derby della Capitale with Lazio, Zeman, who has managed on both sides of the Rome divide during an almost 50-year managerial career, took aim at the man currently in the Roma dugout.