Mourinho Focus on Europe

Jose Mourinho all but conceded the title to Manchester United in the Stamford Bridge dressing room after his Chelsea side had drawn 2-2 with Bolton, before immediately switching his players' attention to tomorrow's second leg of the Champions League semi-final with Liverpool at Anfield. He was determined to remind his men of the great achievements that are still feasible even if the Premiership holders lose the title.

"I had my team-talk with them after the game," said Mourinho. "I wanted them to remember where we are and what we are doing and what we have to do." The rivalry with United was not wholly set aside, though, and he had jibes for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Following Mourinho's recent claims that referees will not award penalties against United, the Portugal winger replied: "He always has to say something because he can't admit his failures." The Chelsea manager rebuked Ronaldo: "A kid had some statements not showing maturity. Maybe [it's because of] a difficult childhood, no education, maybe the consequence of that."

He did decline to further the feud with Sir Alex Ferguson who had claimed on Friday that the authorities should take action against Mourinho for his allegation of bias. The Chelsea manager is perhaps more concerned with his team's injuries - Ricardo Carvalho misses tomorrow's game due to a knee problem, with Khalid Boulahrouz or Michael Essien likely to deputise.