Jose Mourinho is adamant he would never snub a handshake from Arsene Wenger.
The Chelsea manager appeared to snub Wenger following his side's Community Shield loss to Arsenal on Sunday.
But he insists his sheer respect for the sport of football wouldn't allow him to refuse a handshake from ANY manager.
“My perspective is: one thing is the streets and the other thing is a football stadium," Mourinho told talkSPORT.
“As a manager in a football stadium, I never refuse a handshake with a rival. By respect of my club and by respect of football I would never refuse a handshake with a football manager in a football stadium.”
Mourinho welcomed the FA's new managers' code of conduct which was inspired by his touchline bust-up with Wenger last season.
Mirror Sport understands the new code has two levels of punishment.
The first is a warning from the referee for actions such as waving an imaginary yellow card or performing a sarcastic hand-clap.
A more serious breach - for being aggressive towards officials or rival managers, or kicking water bottles - will result in a heavy fine or stadium ban.
“I am very happy [with the new rules] because last season I had fantastic behaviour on the touchline," Mourinho added. "I was never sent to the stands, I was never punished for my behaviour.
“I always had good relations with the fourth official. I had a new experience in my career, which is always welcome, because I was pushed in the technical area by another manager and it was a good experience for me to keep my emotional control.”