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Chelsea manager offered Manchester United shirt signed by rival Mourinho

A prankster posing as a journalist delivered the jersey to Conte during a press conference.
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Conte and Mourinho are not best friends, the Premier League rival managers engaged in a war of words earlier in the season.

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But at Conte's press conference ahead of their FA Cup fifth round clash against Hull City, pranksters gate crashed to hand the Italian a Manchester United shirt, personally signed by Mourinho.

Pranksters

Alessandro Onnis and Stefano Corti who are presenters of the satirical show Le Iene, used a messenger to deliver the jersey to Conte.

They had earlier pranked Mourinho into signing the jersey outside the Lowry Hotel in Manchester a month ago.

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The prankster posing as a journalist stood up and played a short video to Conte on a tablet, which turned out to be a pre-recorded message form Onnis and Stefano.

“Antonioooo, we sent you a messenger. A present for you from your brand new friend, Joseee Mourinhoooo. He told us he loves you. Look at what he has written on the present he sent out for you…”Your friend, Jose”, the Italian pranksters said in the video.

“Can you promise us that next time you play against him you will share a sign of peace? Come on, Antonio…you will be friends forever!”

Conte was calm as he watched the pre-recorded message but refused to accept the shirt.

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