Mourinho remains upbeat

12 April 2012

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is not concerned that his side are currently four points adrift of Premiership leaders Manchester United - in fact he is encouraged because "United must come to Stamford Bridge".

"This is a difficult period because we don't have the players to improve things, rotate and put pressure on other players," he said.

"But we're in the (last) 16 of the Champions League, semi-finals of the Carling Cup, we start the FA Cup next month and in the Premiership we are four points behind the leaders with 18 matches to play. I think the situation is okay."

He added: "Right now, we are surviving because the distance to Manchester United is four points and that is not a drama.

"I keep saying three points can be solved when we play United. But we are in a difficult situation, although I think we can survive."

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