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Published 14:57 31 Oct 2018 GMT
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A few days after the Chelsea drama, Mourinho again resorted to his three-finger salute when Juventus supporters gave him abuse in the Champions League.
Mourinho responded by seemingly reminding Juve fans of the treble he won during his second season in Serie A.
Mourinho's gesture has been covered extensively in the media and there's a theory now doing the rounds which suggests that Chelsea are mocking their ex-manager.
Several Chelsea players have mimicked Mourinho's gesture in recent months while on-loan midfielder Mateo Kovacic's winky face after celebrating three out of three didn't go unnoticed.
https://twitter.com/Mateo_Kova23/status/1055762919626076161
https://twitter.com/DeanMrharris/status/1055584216430317569
https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1056592525786529793
https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1043794600744210433?
Sure, Ross Barkley is the first Englishman to score in three consecutive Premier League games for Chelsea since Frank Lampard and sure, Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored a hat-trick in the Europa League but it's too much of a coincidence for some fans to handle.
Ross getting in on the Mourinho salute ????
— javed ???????? (@javedbashir7) October 28, 2018
The Mou Salute. Three
— Messi's Girl ? (@kwasisakyii) October 28, 2018
The Mourinho salute Cheek did the same ?
— Sammuel ? (@_kwekusammy) October 30, 2018
Is he friends with Jose and is that a hand sign a special code.... ?
— Danny Regan (@DJJJR4) October 29, 2018
If this is to mock #mourinho this is utterly disgraceful to the person who made this club today what it is proud to be @ManUtd fan I don’t think #mourinho will get booed at old Trafford sad to see ppl not respect their own legends
— Pranay Wankhede (@pranay_w) October 31, 2018
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