Tomiwa Babalola
Chelsea FC have widened the gap between them and the second placed Arsenal FC on the premier league table after beating Manchester United 1-0 at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Eden Hazard's 38th minute goal was all that made the difference between the two teams that needed the victory for different purposes- Mourinho needing the victory to edge closer to lifting the premiership this season while van Gaal trying to consolidate on his position for champions league football next season.
Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho has said that he "loves" winning even when his side has less than a third of possession.
"We played this game strategically. We were very well prepared and were able to make some very important players disappear, nobody saw them, we had also a big heart to fight, people very focused on their jobs.
"All the defensive set-pieces were in our pockets. I know what people can think but football is talent and strategically it is also very important. I love [winning like that]."
The result leaves Chelsea needing a maximum eight points from their final six games to be crowned champions and Mourinho called for calm after a yet another narrow one-goal win.
He added: "I keep saying the same; I want to be champion. If it’s in the last match, it’s in the last match but the reality is we need eight points, or six in the next two. We are perfectly calm.
"We are waiting for [Loic] Remy to be back, Diego Costa to be back and Willian also. We are in a good situation but we must keep our feet on the ground and we will do that."
Louis van Gaal, meanwhile, dismissed the notion that Chelsea were in control despite his team's prominence on the ball, adding: "No, I don’t think so.
"Everybody can have his own opinion and the winner takes it all. It’s a song but it’s like that."
"We played this game strategically. We were very well prepared and were able to make some very important players disappear, nobody saw them, we had also a big heart to fight, people very focused on their jobs.
"All the defensive set-pieces were in our pockets. I know what people can think but football is talent and strategically it is also very important. I love [winning like that]."
The result leaves Chelsea needing a maximum eight points from their final six games to be crowned champions and Mourinho called for calm after a yet another narrow one-goal win.
He added: "I keep saying the same; I want to be champion. If it’s in the last match, it’s in the last match but the reality is we need eight points, or six in the next two. We are perfectly calm.
"We are waiting for [Loic] Remy to be back, Diego Costa to be back and Willian also. We are in a good situation but we must keep our feet on the ground and we will do that."
Louis van Gaal, meanwhile, dismissed the notion that Chelsea were in control despite his team's prominence on the ball, adding: "No, I don’t think so.
"Everybody can have his own opinion and the winner takes it all. It’s a song but it’s like that."
Mourinho taunts United after win
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