Jose Mourinho slams Sky Sports in incredible Sunday rant

Jose Mourinho has hit out at Sky Sports in a passionate and indignant interview on Goals on Sunday.

The Chelsea manager was furious at the way that the TV channel branded Diego Costa a "criminal" after his stamp on Liverpool's Emre Can at the end of January.

And then he says that there is not an adjective in the world to describe the actions of Burnley's Ashley Barnes' actions during Saturday's draw, as he avoided punishment for two nasty tackles.

He said: "When you say Diego's crimes... did you apologise to Chelsea or to Diego or to myself? You didn't. As an institution, Sky is so important in the Premier League, you never apologise.

"When Diego Costa has a three-match ban, probably three matches to Matic... tell me how many matches this player [Barnes] deserves?"

That was following his rant about the four incidents he highlighted that changed the game at Stamford Bridge, where he believes Nemanja Matic, who was sent off for an off-the-ball reaction, could have had his career ended. (Read here)

"I don't like the fact you start immediately, in that moment, the public judgement of the player," he added with regard to the Costa coverage. "You gave no space to the people that have to decide, the pressure was so much.

"You don't do this with every club, with every player. Last year, Yaya Toure against Norwich, you didn't have the same approach; (Robin) van Persie against West Ham, you didn't have the same approach. This one [on Saturday] was even worse. This can be end of career. Matic is a very lucky guy."

And he lambasted match officials for not giving his Chelsea players "the respect that they deserve", amid the row over the game-changing incidents.

He said: "You want consistency in the right way; not in the wrong way. If you have a lawyer who is consistent, but he has lost 15 out of 15 cases, you do not want that lawyer. That is not good consistency."

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