Chelsea news: Vicente del Bosque tells Antonio Conte to be 'more considerate' with his celebrations

Conte passionately celebrated each of his side’s goals against Manchester United on Sunday and attempted to increase Chelsea celebrations late in the game, despite the 4-0 score line

Antonio Conte cut an animated figure on the touchline last Sunday (Getty)

Former Spain manager Vicente del Bosque has told Antonio Conte to be “more considerate” with his touchline celebrations following the controversy that surrounded Chelsea’s 4-0 victory over Manchester United last weekend.

Conte passionately celebrated each of his side’s goals on Sunday and attempted to whip up Chelsea celebrations among the stands late in the game, despite the 4-0 score line.

Jose Mourinho exchanged words with Conte immediately after the full-time whistle, during which he reportedly told the Blues boss in Italian that he had sought to ‘humiliate’ him.

And Del Bosque has now waded in on the debate to suggest that Mourinho did in fact have every right to feel aggrieved.

Speaking to AS, he said: “It did not seem like a wrong message from Mourinho to Conte.

“Sometimes Conte has to be a little more considerate when he celebrates victories, really.

“I was also hurt when we played against Italy at Euro 2016. I’m not saying don’t express joy, there’s no need to be as dull as me, but express a moderate joy.

“It is not that I am a defender of Mourinho, but he had a point.”

But Conte has refused to accept that what he did was wrong. Prior to his side’s 2-1 defeat by West Ham on Wednesday, the Italian said in his press conference that: “You can see my history and my past, you can see my emotion on the bench.

"I want to stay very close to my players, to help them when we're suffering.

"I always show respect for the opponent, for the other team and the other club - my history speaks for me."