• Manchester United manager compares himself to Arsenal counterpart • ‘My last Premier League title was 18 months ago not 18 years ago’

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José Mourinho believes Arsène Wenger is afforded “more respect” than he does as they prepare for Saturday’s meeting with Arsenal.

The Manchester United manager has never lost a Premier League game to Wenger, who brings his side to Old Trafford with them in fourth place in the table – six points ahead of sixth-placed United.

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The two men have clashed several times in the past, with the Portuguese famously labelling his French counterpart a “specialist in failure” in February 2014. However, Mourinho appeared to offer an olive branch to Wenger when asked about his relationship with the Arsenal manager.

“The record against any other manager being good or bad is not important for me,” Mourinho said.

“The only thing that matters is what you get as a team, our team’s results, our CV if you want to go in that direction and in the Premier League tomorrow is a match between the two managers with the best record in the Premier League.

“Sir Alex Ferguson is not here any more and tomorrow between the two managers we are speaking about I think six or seven Premier League titles, I’m not sure. I have three, I think, and Mr Wenger has three.

“Does that mean we should be respective even in periods where our results are not the best? I think Mr Wenger has that respect from all of you, I don’t think I have.

“My last Premier League title was 18 months ago not 18 years ago, I don’t get that respect, to be honest. I just follow my way because I want to win a ninth championship and I want to win a fourth Premier League.”