Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Arsenal's Arsene Wenger snubbed him

Jose Mourinho accused Arsene Wenger of snubbing him after the Arsenal manager avoided shaking his hand following Chelsea’s Community Shield defeat.

The bad blood between the two managers spilt over in the wake of the Gunners’ 1-0 win at Wembley, the first time Wenger has got the better of Mourinho in 14 meetings dating back 11 years.

Mourinho made a point of shaking hands with Arsenal’s players after the final whistle but was unable to extend the courtesy to Wenger, who walked behind him rather than greet his bitter rival.

The Chelsea manager said: “You only miss me if you want to miss me and every Arsenal player came in my direction, which was the easiest thing to do because I was just there. If other people didn’t come in my direction, that is not a problem, not a story and not the end of the world.

“I did my job, the job that my club deserves me to do and the status as a manager when I lose any trophy.”

Wenger played down the snub when asked why he had not shaken hands, saying: “I shook a few hands today after the game, but nothing special there.”

He denied he was still smarting from barbs from Mourinho, who has previously described the Arsenal manager a “voyeur” and “a specialist in failure”.

Wenger said: “I believe we live in a job where you have to respect people and respect everybody. It’s a difficult job.

“I think it’s vital, I have said many times, in managers’ meetings that managers respect each other.”

There was only grudging respect from Mourinho yesterday for Wenger’s first victory over him.

He claimed the Frenchman abandoned his usual cavalier approach to achieve the desired result by playing “10 players behind the ball all the time” and “nine players in front of the box” in the second half.

Having also branded the “slow” Wembley pitch “a disaster” for his side, he added: “This is football, this is very good tactical organisation and, in the perspective, they scored one goal and deserved to win. Congratulations to them.”

Wenger said: “We abandoned nothing. We defend our game on togetherness and solidarity and on defending well and attacking well. Yes, we defended, because maybe it was a psychological hurdle Chelsea had in the head of my players, we were concerned at 1-0 up not to protect our lead than to play. We have to accept that.

“That’s not giving up our philosophy. It’s the fact, in a game like that, we wanted to win. That’s why we behaved like that. I’m proud of that.”

Wenger, who confirmed Jack Wilshere (hamstring) would be fit in a matter of days, denied the win meant more to him because of his previous winless record against Mourinho.

But he added: “As long as I get it served every time in press conferences, it can have an impact on the team.

“Certainly, the way my team behaved in periods of the game, it was important to get that hurdle out of the way.”

Mourinho said of his own record: “I think what happened before is not normal and because it is not normal, I never pay attention to that. Thirteen matches is an eternity. Too much.”

He also defended tossing his runners-up medal to an Arsenal fan after the game.

Mourinho, who admitted he did not know when injured striker Diego Costa would be fit, said: “I don't keep the one when I win; imagine the ones when I lose. He was an Arsenal kid and I think is a good memory for him. He wins and takes a medal from the loser.”