Mourinho irked by Conte’s celebration

Those are headaches Mourinho could have done without after suffering what was his biggest defeat as a Premier League manager.

“I’m pleased with the effort because after three games (in a week) it was hard, mentally and physically”, Pochettino said of his side’s display at the Vitality Stadium.

“We must concentrate on Wednesday when we have another tough game against West Ham and its important to recover and prepare for that game”.

Ray Wilkins believes Jose Mourinho still does not know what his best team is after 14 games of his reign at Manchester United.

“We are six points from the top of the league”.

David Luiz, however, cautioned against Chelsea fans getting carried away with a run of three straight wins, all without conceding a goal.

However, when a member of the United coaching staff ignored Conte’s outstretched hand as they turned to retreat down the tunnel, it provoked a heated argument with a member of the Italian’s own back-room team.

Mourinho was all too aware of his side’s issues after the match.

United were behind after just 30 seconds when an error allowed Mata’s compatriot Pedro Rodriguez to open the scoring and from there it was largely one-way traffic with Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante all adding further goals.

Mourinho, whose second spell at Chelsea ended last December with him being shown the door, took charge of their Premier League rivals Manchester United in the summer.

“I don’t think about revenge towards him because we won the league under him”, he told the club’s website.

“If we score a goal like we nearly did for 2-1 the game would be different”, added Mourinho, whose day was made worse by a serious knee ligament injury to defender Eric Bailly.

Signs of the old Chelsea were everywhere to be seen on Sunday as Jose Mourinho walked out on to the pitch at the Stamford Bridge ground where not so long ago he was the undisputed king. “Together we win and together we lose”, the Spanish worldwide added.

Pep Guardiola is also facing scrutiny after a 1-1 draw with Southampton meant Manchester City have failed to win for a fifth successive game.