Antonio Conte was unapologetic after Jose Mourinho appeared to take exception to the Chelsea head coach asking for more from the Stamford Bridge faithful in Sunday's 4-0 win over Manchester United.
Mourinho, twice sacked by Chelsea after three times winning the Premier League title, was embarrassed on his return in opposition as United imploded.
The United boss spoke at length to Conte at the final whistle, with suggestions the Portuguese had been annoyed that the Italian had encouraged the home support to cheer on the Blues when they were already 4-0 up.
Reports in Italian media said Mourinho told Conte: "You don't celebrate like that at 4-0, you can do it at 1-0, otherwise it's humiliating for us."
And the self-proclaimed Special One insisted the conversation should be private, despite choosing to conduct it in front of 41,000 people and the Stamford Bridge press box.
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"I speak to Conte, I don't speak to you [the media]," Mourinho said.
"It was me and Antonio and stays with me and him. Unless he wants to share."
Conte declined to do so.
"I've been a player too and I know how to behave," Conte told Sky Italia.
"I always show great respect for everyone, including Manchester United.
"There was no incident, it was just a normal thing to do. I wasn't mocking anyone, I wouldn't do that."
The Chelsea head coach added in his post-match press conference: "Today it was right to call our fans in a moment [when] I was listening [to] only the supporters of Manchester United, at 4-0.
"The players, after a 4-0 win, deserved a great clap. It's very normal.
"If we want to cut the emotion we can go home and change our job."
The Chelsea fans once derided by Mourinho, who had described playing at Stamford Bridge like playing in an empty stadium, responded.
And Conte hopes Chelsea take confidence from a third successive win and third straight clean sheet following defeats of Hull and Leicester.
"They deserve this type of performance, this type of win," he added.
"When you work very hard, it's important to win. When you win you trust in your work."
