Jose Mourinho aims subtle swipe at Arsenal over Mikel Arteta appointment

Jose Mourinho has taken aim at Arsenal and their decision
to appoint Mikel Arteta by questioning clubs that hire
managers with ‘zero defeats’ rather than those with proven
pedigree.

Arteta, 37, beat off a host of significantly more experienced
candidates to land his dream job and the 37-year-old spoke
with immense pride during an impressive opening press
conference on Friday afternoon.

Carlo Ancelotti was heavily linked with Arsenal after being
sacked by Napoli but was ultimately overlooked for the
position.

 T60-year-old Italian and is now being tipped to
take over the reins at Everton .

Mourinho’s great rival, Pep Guardiola, has backed Arteta to
do an ‘excellent job’ after watching his compatriot develop
as his assistant at Manchester City.However, the Tottenham manager appears bemused by
Arteta’s appointment, considering the Spaniard has no
experience in top-level management.

‘The only point I can find – and it is for us to laugh a little bit
– is that years ago the best managers were the guys with
more victories and now the best is the guy with the fewest
defeats,’ Mourinho said in the wake of Arteta’s appointment.

‘So Ancelotti has three Champions Leagues, won the league
in Italy, France and England and won cups here and there –
but Ancelotti has lost, I don’t know, 200 matches?’ Mourinho
said.

‘I have lost 150-180 – Carlo is a little bit older than me.