Mourinho promises strong lineup for FA Cup tie at Chelsea

The visitors had been reduced to 10 men after two first-half bookings for Ander Herrera, though they were still in the contest until the final whistle as England global Marcus Rashford forced a smart stop from Thibaut Courtois.

“In 20, 25 minutes for Hazard, it was impossible for him to play football”, Conte said in the post-match interview. I think everyone saw this.

“This is not football for me”.

“They choose a certain style of play that I think is very adapted to the qualities of these players”.

Jose Mourinho is back at the club with whom he made his name in England, although it may be more accurate to say the club with whom he backed up his self-appointed role as The Special One. “So I think it was good for me to control it”. Though Chelsea were creating the better opportunities, Manchester United were somehow keeping themselves in it with some disciplined defending.

Jose Mourinho will look to avoid another Stamford Bridge humiliation as Chelsea beat them 4-0 earlier in the season.

Hazard survived the onslaught and helped Chelsea run out 1-0 winners in a prickly game, with United reduced to 10 men in the 35th minute when Spaniard Ander Herrera received a second yellow card. In four matches, three penalties and one red card in such an early moment of the game but again I can not change that. “Mr. Oliver goes home and can do his own analysis because I don’t want to analyse his work”. “For me what happens on the outside is only circus”.

“Then that game at Chelsea completely knocked us – it was definitely one of our worst performances of the season”. In what was a lively start, the hosts then went close on 15 minutes, as Eden Hazard span away from Chris Smalling in midfield before sprinting towards goal and seeing a low effort diverted behind for a corner by David De Gea’s fingertips.

“It’s normal. But for me the most important thing is to try and win”.

Conte also offered his views on a semi-final against London rivals Tottenham, who were the last team to inflict a defeat on Chelsea back in January. “It’s another tough game against a strong team”.