Chelsea's boss Jose Mourinho has said that there is nothing new in his counterpart Arsene Wenger's criticism of Juan Mata's proposed move from Chelsea to Manchester United, as the Arsenal boss always complains.
Wenger had said Mata's 37 million pound move raises questions about the fairness of the January transfer window.
Chelsea lie two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and have played United twice, while United still have to face Arsenal and Manchester City.
Mourinho said normally he should be very happy that Chelsea sold a player like Juan Mata, but this is also a little bit his nature, The BBC reports.
Mata is expected to complete his move in the coming days, joining a United side that are 14 points adrift of Arsenal.
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