"I don't know enough about Mourinho to say whether he is a sore loser. But you have to trust these referees because they are supposed to be the best.
"It's interesting that the Barcelona people say Chelsea started it.
"Barca claim one of Chelsea's coaches had a go at someone and that is exactly what happened with us at Stamford Bridge.
"Some guy had a go at me. I don't know what they were trying to do, but there was some method there."
And on their 'blip'
"Anything you say nowadays is treated as psychological warfare and mind games, but the fact is Chelsea aren't playing as well as they were four or five weeks ago.
"You can see that - it's obvious.
"Now they have lost two important players to injury [Arjen Robben and Wayne Bridge]. They're grasping for form. If they were to lose a League match at any stage before coming to play ourselves and Arsenal, they have no real form to fall back on."
"He's been a coach for five years and hasn't lost many games.
"It's been nothing but an upward curve for the lad."
Ed. 'The lad' - tremendous.