Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists his side “came to kill” after hammering 10-man Arsenal 6-0 in Arsene Wenger’s 1,000th game in charge on Saturday to maintain their push for the Premier League title.
Samuel Eto’o, Andre Schurrle and Eden Hazard gave the home side an insurmountable early lead just after 17 minutes with leaders Chelsea three goals to the good and the Gunners a man down after Kieran Gibbs was wrongly shown red card by referee Andre Marriner for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s handball on the line.
Oscar grabbed a brace to make it 5-0 and a further strike from Mohamed Salah sealed the emphatic victory at Stamford Bridge.
Speaking after the game, Mourinho admits his side’s lightning start made the difference, although he still refuses to accept they are title favorites.
“We had 10 amazing minutes and with that you can win the game and show everybody that you won’t give a chance to any opponent.” He said
“I was so happy with the approach, we came to kill and in 10 minutes we destroyed them.
“After that first 10 minutes, the job was easy. We pressed them high and well and attacked the space very quickly.
“We got the result with some numbers which are special for our fans, which makes it even more beautiful.
“Last Saturday (in the defeat at Aston Villa) the momentum was broken, and now we are trying to build more momentum.
“Man City have everything in their hands, Liverpool have everything in their hands.
“Nobody plays Champions League from the top four, they have just the Premier League matches to play and we have at least two big Champions League matches to play in between.”
Source: Sokkaa