Aston Villa
manager Paul Lambert refused to shake Jose Mourinho's hand on Saturday
because the Chelsea boss left before the full time whistle.
Chelsea
were leading 3-0 when Mourinho decided to beat the traffic and walk
down the Stamford Bridge tunnel, but the 'Special One' halted to say his
goodbyes to Lambert and assistant manager Roy Keane first.
Instead,
Lambert snubbed the 51-year-old's prematurely out-stretched hand and
pointed to his watch to tell the former Real Madrid and Inter Milan
manager that time wasn't quite up yet.
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert refused to shake Jose Mourinho's hand on Saturday
Lambert couldn't understand why Mourinho was leaving the Stamford Bridge arena before full-time
Assistant manager Roy Keane was in no mood to get involved in any pleasantries either
It
was more of an acknowledgement than Keane offered, though, as the stern
former Manchester United midfielder simply ignored him.
Mourinho
previously admitted after being criticised for leaving early during
Chelsea's 6-0 win against Arsenal in March that he was born of a desire
to phone his wife with the result.
He
won't be too preoccupied by his latest snub, however, as he turns his
attention to the Champions League for Chelsea's clash against Sporting
Lisbon.
The
Chelsea manager held a training session at Cobham on Monday before
jetting to Portugal with his Premier League table-topping squad for the
Group G match.
John Terry is likely to make his 100th Champions League appearance for Chelsea.
John Terry is set to play his 100th Champions League match on Tuesday against Sporting Lisbon for Chelsea
Chelsea players John Terry, Willian, Cesc Fabregas and Cesar Azpilicueta train together on Monday
The Chelsea players gather around during training ahead of Tuesday's match against Sporting Lisbon
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