We will win the premier league title at all cost- Chelsea manager

Tomiwa Babalola

Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho has vowed that the same players that could not progress to the next round of the Uefa champions league will win this year's English Premier League title.

The Jose Mourinho-led side bowed to the French champions, Paris St Germain at the round of 16 in London on Wednesday after a 2-all draw against the 10-man PSG after Zlatan Ibrahimovic was red carded in earlier in the game.

The former Real Madrid manager said that winning the title along with the Capital One Cup would make it "a brilliant season".

"The people that were out of the Champions League on Wednesday are the same people that won the League Cup and the same people that are going to win the Premier League," Mourinho told a news conference.

"The future now is to try and win the PL and if we finish the season winning the PL and the League Cup, then that is a brilliant season."

The Blues are five-point richer than second-placed Manchester City with a game in hand ahead of Sunday's match at home to Southampton.

Mourinho said he had discussed the Champions League failure with the players but refused to disclose what was said in a "good, interactive" meeting.

"We win together and we lose together," he added.

"We have 11 matches to play, We have an advantage of five points with a match in hand. We cannot promise we will win every game but we are optimistic."

Club captain John Terry echoed the theme of looking ahead when he told the club's website (www.chelseafc.co.uk): "We've got the Capital One Cup out of the way and now the Premier League is all we've got.

"It's a massive one to go for, we're a few points clear and we need to keep that gap. We can only do that by responding and picking up three points at the weekend."

After widespread criticism of the way nine Chelsea players surrounded the referee to demand that Ibrahimovic was sent off, Terry claimed other teams did the same.

"Once they're charging the referee, the only thing we can do is respond," he said.

"If I have to run 20 or 30 yards it doesn't look great but when you're standing back and seeing five or six of their players surrounding the ref I have to go and support my teammates."