Chelsea boss Antonio Conte tells Jose Mourinho to butt out after draw with Roma: 'he has to think of his team and stop... to look at himself not others'

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Antonio Conte blasted Jose Mourinho on Wednesday night after the Manchester United manager appeared to call the Chelsea manager a whinger.

In a largely infuriating night for Conte, that saw Chelsea concede a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Roma, the Blues boss ripped into Mourinho after the Portuguese took thinly-veiled dig at the Italian.

After United’s win in Benfica, the United boss made reference to managers who ‘moan and cry’ about their injury problems.

Antonio Conte has snapped back and told Jose Mourinho to stop talking about Chelsea

Mourinho made reference to Conte in his post match comments and irked the Italian

Conte, on various occasions this season, has bemoaned the lack of depth in his squad - a problem that has been compounded by Chelsea’s current injury crisis.

And in response to Mournino’s jibe, Conte said: 'A lot of time Mourinho has to see what happens at Chelsea.

'A lot of time, also last season. I think he has to think about his team and stop... to look at himself, not the others.'

Chelsea are already without N'Golo Kante, Victor Moses (both hamstring) and Danny Drinkwater (calf).

And David Luiz suffered a calf injury against Roma which could make him doubtful for Saturday's clash with Watford, when Chelsea will be seeking to avoid three straight Premier League losses after defeats to Manchester City and Crystal Palace.

Tiemoue Bakayoko, meanwhile, played on despite a groin problem, while Conte played down concerns over captain Gary Cahill after the defender finished the game with a heavily bandaged head, saying it was 'nothing serious'.

David Luiz was removed by Conte after suffering a calf issue against Roma at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea had surrendered a two-goal lead, earned through strikes from David Luiz and Eden Hazard, to trail 3-2 with 20 minutes remaining.

Edin Dzeko's quick-fire double, after fellow former Manchester City man Aleksandar Kolarov's strike, looked like handing the visitors victory before Hazard headed in an equaliser.

It meant Chelsea avoided what would have been the first three-match losing streak under Conte's stewardship.

Conte, who deployed defender Luiz in midfield, admitted his tactics contributed to Chelsea being second best.

When Luiz went off for Pedro, Chelsea reverted to their usual 3-4-3 formation.

'I didn't like the type of football we did for a lot of the game, but it's right to take the responsibility for this,' Conte said.

Tiemoue Bakayoko played on despite a groin issue and may now face a spell on the sidelines

Gary Cahill was also forced to finish out the game with heavy bandaging on his head

'I tried on one hand to protect my team, to become more solid and to move our central defender into midfield. On the other hand we lost totally our style of football.

'Sometimes you have to find the right solution to try to protect your team. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad. But you know very well our situation.

'It was good to draw. Roma deserved this result. I have to praise my players, because my players showed me a big effort, a big commitment tonight. Otherwise we lose the game.'

Hazard rued conceding a two-goal lead, but said Chelsea can be happy to top Group C by two points from Roma ahead of the October 31 return in the Eternal City.

Chelsea already have influential French midfielder N'Golo Kante watching on with an injury

'When you are 2-0 up at home you must win the game,' Hazard said on BT Sport 3.

'But one point is enough today after two defeats, it's not easy to bounce back against a great team but we did.'

Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco said: 'We could've easily secured the three points, but we should not forget we were two goals down.

'Today we proved our character and we are definitely on the right track.'