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“Winning the FA cup is very important to Chelsea”, says Mourinho

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José Mourinho will return to Stamford Bridge for a second time this season to face his former club, Chelsea.

Manchester United, the FA Cup holders, were hammered 4-0 earlier this season at Stamford Bridge in a Premier League game.

Mourinho praised his side’s display at Blackburn on Sunday but expressed concerned over a potential fixture pile-up before the FA Cup game at Chelsea.

“No reaction,” Mourinho reacted to the FA cup draws.

“I have to play Saint-Etienne, I have to play the EFL Cup final, I have to play hopefully another opponent in the Europa League.

“I have to fight for a top-four position in the Premier League. I have so many things to think about.

“Chelsea can only think about that because they are champions and they have nothing else to fight for.

“So the FA Cup I believe is something important for them.

“The match is in one month’s time, so I don’t want to think about it.

“We’re going to fight for the FA Cup, but the League Cup is the one we have a 50 per cent possibility to win.

“And the next one is to get a result against St Etienne on Wednesday and be in the last 16 of the Europa League.”

Red Devils have not won at Chelsea since October 2012 and Mourinho was humiliated on his last visit there in October.

Antonio Conte’s side subjected Mourinho to his heaviest Premier League defeat.

Wayne Rooney Apologized After He Won The Penalty – Preston Goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann

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Preston goalkeeper Thorsten Stuckmann has told The Sun that Wayne Rooney apologised for the way he won a penalty against him in Monday’s fifth round FA Cup tie.

Manchester United and England skipper Rooney went down in the box to win the spot kick after Stuckmann rushed off his line to challenge him towards the end of the game.

The incident, which led to Rooney scoring from the spot to wrap up a 3-1 winfor the Red Devils at Deepdale, was met by controversy as the 29-year-old was defended following accusations of diving after replays showed there was no contact.

“After the game Rooney told me: ‘Sorry, it was my chance to get a penalty. I had to use that,'” Stuckmann said.

The 33-year-old Stuckmann also had his say on the debate and clarified that in his eyes it was not a foul.

“I say it clear: That was no penalty,” he added. “I also believe that if the situation had happened the other way around, one of our strikers against the United keeper, the ref wouldn’t have given the penalty. I have no doubt about that.”

When asked in the BBC studio after the match if Rooney had dived, England manager Hodgson said: “Not for me. I just think he was taking evasive action.

”If you are a referee in the run of play without replays I don’t think any of us would have said it is not a penalty.

”The goalkeeper has gone with both feet. Wayne has touched it past him.”