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By Jack Wilkinson

@jacktwilkinson

Man Utd manager Jose Mourinho seeks friendship with departing Arsenal 'icon' Arsene Wenger

Last Updated: 26/04/18 7:32am

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he could be friends with Arsene Wenger once he leaves Arsenal.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he could be friends with Arsene Wenger once he leaves Arsenal.

Jose Mourinho insists he has nothing but respect for Arsene Wenger and hopes he can be friends with the "iconic" departing Arsenal manager in the future.

Wenger announced on Friday that he will call time on his 22-year association with the Gunners at the end of the season.

Few have had a more volatile relationship with the 68-year-old than Mourinho, who famously labelled the Frenchman a specialist in failure in 2014.

However, with Wenger set to take Arsenal to Old Trafford for the last time on Nissan Super Sunday, the Manchester United manager was keen to draw a line under their chequered past.

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"If he respects me even 50 per cent of what I respect him we can even be friends in the future," Mourinho told Sky Sports News. "I have lots of respect for him.

"But the reality is that he was at Arsenal, he was the champion and I came to the country in 2004 and wanted to steal his title. That's football.

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho gives his verdict on his time at the club
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho gives his verdict on his time at the club

"But in the end I respect him a lot, I tried to show that in the past couple of years there were no more problems at a different stage of my career with a different profile.

"I feel sorry that after Sir Alex Ferguson - but it was obviously Sir Alex's decision [to leave] - the next big one, the next iconic one is leaving the Premier League."

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