José Mourinho does not expect Chelsea to remain unbeaten this season

Jose Mourinho

José Mourinho praised his players’ ambition and self-belief in winning at Anfield to open up a 15-point gap on Liverpool but dismissed the possibility of his Chelsea side remaining unbeaten for the rest of the season. “That will not happen.” the Chelsea manager said. “It is possible to talk of being champions, we can see ourselves as title contenders, but I don’t believe we will stay unbeaten. One day we will lose, a negative moment is bound to arrive and we have to be ready for it.”

Mourinho would not even accept that such a deficit effectively ends Liverpool’s title challenge before Christmas. “In other leagues you might say that,” he said. “In Germany or Spain or Portugal, where only two or three teams can win, if one of them goes 15 points behind it would be too much to make up. But this is England. You can lose points in every match.

“We are in a good situation, I am very happy to be where we are in the league after playing our four games in Liverpool and Manchester already, but there is still a long way to go. The best team won today, I don’t think anyone can say we did not deserve the points, and I thought the way we played was fantastic, especially in the second half when the scores were level."

“Just about every team would accept a draw and a point as a good result at Anfield, but mine wouldn’t. They showed great ambition and confidence in looking for the win.” ...TheGuardian