Mourinho: No motivation needed

The Blues take on United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday live on Sky Sports 1 HD and Mourinho believes the fixture is a special occasion.

Mourinho said he hasn’t needed to find extra motivation for his players in training this week as the game is one which the supporters want to watch and the players are desperate to play in.

He said: “To play Manchester United is to play against one of the biggest clubs in the world and the best teams in the Premier League and I think this is what everybody wants.

“This week I was not worried about motivating players, or players to be focussed on the game and the opponent because there is no need. It’s an easy job.

“It’s a big match. You have to play against everyone home and away. Our fight is to have the same motivation and ambition, no matter what opponent.

“But the reality is that these matches are the easy ones – the ones where every player is desperate to play. They are the matches everybody likes.”

Manchester United have injury worries ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge with Michael Carrick, Phil Jones, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo all missing out.

Chelsea largely have a clean bill of health, with Mourinho saying Loic Remy is rated at better than 50-50 to play.

The Blues boss also said that Diego Costa is “progressing well” and will start training with the rest of the squad next week.

He said: “I think he has a chance for the next weekend. But our target was for Diego to play the last four matches and Arsenal is the sixth match to the end so if he doesn’t play Arsenal or Leicester it is not a problem as our focus is on four. But things are going so well that in this moment we think he has a chance for the next weekend.”

Mourinho praised PFA nominee Eden Hazard ahead of the United fixture, and also said that he “loves” his squad of players and what they are working towards.

He said: “We want to win the league, he (Hazard) wants to win the league.

“Obviously, on the top of the collective ambitions, if the player deserves something special and if it comes from his fellow players I think means a bit more.

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