WENGER-MOURINHO SPAT CONTINUES

"Plenty of managers have won the Champions League who will not be considered as great managers. There are plenty of people working in France in divisions two or three who I rate very highly because what they do is absolutely sensational.

"What is important is that you look at the careers of ten, 15 or 20 years. What kind of quality have you brought in your work and on what consistent level have you done it? That's how it is for me but everyone has different criteria.

"I enjoy what I do and my obsession is not to be compared. I do as well as I can do and I enjoy every minute of what I do. Whether I am big or small is not so important, it's not my obsession.

"We played a whole season unbeaten but you did not see me every week jumping on the tables. [Ed. !!!!!] Once it's over, it's over and you do the next one as well as you can.

"Winning the Champions League will not change my life. A cup run is a cup run and you always have to have balance. The biggest achievement is always the next one.

"What is important is that you do what you love in life. I've done that my whole life and you try to do it well. I have an honest commitment everywhere. After that, whether people judge I'm great or small or half great or half small is down to them.

"If you would like to compare every manager, you give each one the same amount of resources and you have it for five years. After five years you can see who has done the most but, apart from that, it is very difficult to compare. [Ed. Given that Mourinho won the European Cup with Porto, this point's hardly valid is it?] I feel that maybe the manager at Watford has as much merit as I have."