Jose Mourinho has said that Sunday’s Premier League match against Manchester City, is not “crucial” because of the unpredictable nature of the league this season.
Mourinho’s Chelsea team are currently second on the log, while City sit in fourth place and if Arsenal slip up against Crystal Palace, the Blues could become the new leaders after the weekend.
However, while the former Real Madrid manager wants to win, he says the world will not end if he does not.
“We want to win,” Mourinho said. “A win is good. Losing is not good. At this moment, with the way the Premier League is going week after week, I think no result will put a team in a great situation. No result will put a team in a difficult situation.
“Every weekend, somebody loses points. Some weekend, more than one of the top teams loses points. The league is hard. At this stage, mid-October, I don’t think one game is going to be crucial.
“We have tests every week, every week. It’s a big team, yes. A very good team. But every match is a test and three points. It doesn’t make a difference.”
Mourinho also insisted that Manchester United are still in the race, despite lying eight points off leaders Arsenal.
“Very much. Very much,” he said. “They had lots of difficult matches, and other teams didn’t. They played already against Chelsea, against Liverpool, against City.
“There will come a time and a period of fixtures where they will win consecutive matches and other teams will lose points, and they will close the gap and put themselves in a position to fight for the title.”
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