Liverpool: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho taunted Liverpool about their ineffective tactics after his side handed Manchester City the initiative in the Premier League title race with victory at Anfield.
Chelsea’s 2-0 success on Sunday effectively means that City can claim the title by winning their three remaining games.
Liverpool had been on a run of 11 straight wins prior to facing Chelsea, but the visitors’ spoiling tactics successfully prevented the hosts from building momentum, quietening the Anfield crowd.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, who previously worked beneath Mourinho at Chelsea, expressed frustration at his old mentor’s tactics, describing them as “defensive” and “not difficult to coach”.
The home side laboured in front of goal, however, with Chelsea’s stand-in goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer only called upon to make two saves of note, and Mourinho boasted that his side had kept Liverpool at bay with ease.
“Defensive display? I am a bit confused what the media thinks about defensive displays,” he told reporters.
“When a team defends well, you call it a defensive display. When a team defends badly and concedes two or three goals, you don’t consider it a defensive display.
Although Chelsea are now only two points from the summit with two games to play, Mourinho declared that they have “no chance” of pipping Liverpool and City to the title. (Reuters)
