Jose Mourinho has hit back at Rafael Benitez' wife's claims that he left a mess at Real Madrid which her husband now has to clean up.

The managers are used to battling on the pitch, going head-to-head during Mourinho's first spell at Chelsea, when Benitez was in charge of Liverpool.

And, as reported by Sky News, their relationship took another twist, after Montserrat Seara told the Galician newspaper La Region "we tidy up his mess!"

The Stamford Bridge manager was quick to respond, and fired back criticism of his own.

"Her husband went to Chelsea to replace Roberto di Matteo and he went to Real Madrid and replaced Carlo Ancelotti.

"The only club where her husband replaced me was at Inter Milan, where in six months he destroyed the best team in Europe at the time."

Meanwhile, Mourinho also had some advice for Seara.

"For her also to think about me and to speak about me, I think she needs to occupy her time, and if she takes care of her husband's diet she will have less time to speak about me," he added.