Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho admits he was happy to see Liverpool beat Manchester City earlier today, even though he told his players to forget about the Premier League.
En route to Wembley Stadium to take on Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final, Chelsea were nevertheless well aware that Manchester City had slipped to a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League's early kick off. As a result the Citizens failed to reduce the five-point gap to Mourinho's men at the top of the Premier League table.
Mourinho's men now have a game in hand on Manchester City, while they capped off their day by beating Spurs 2-0 and collecting the first major piece of silverware in the English season.
"It is better for us that City loses the match, but I told the players this morning we have enough with the final", the Portuguese told the BBC.
"Forget the Premier League and concentrate on the big final", he added.
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Nevertheless, Mourinho has cut short his players' celebrations and demanded they quickly focus again on the Premier League, with a trip to West Ham on Wednesday on the agenda.
Indeed, the Portuguese vowed just a 20 minute celebration.
Should Chelsea win their game in hand on Manchester City they would move to eight points clear in the race to be crowned champions of England.
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