Grant blames Mourinho

Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant has blamed Jose Mourinho for the lack of success the Blues had last year. The Israeli has insisted he would have helped the Blues to Premiership glory had he have started the season in charge.

"I tell you this: If Chelsea had played at the beginning of the season like they did at the end then they would definitely have been champions of England ahead of Man United," Grant said in The Sun.

"Over the last three months of the season with me working as manager, we were never called boring Chelsea.

"No one expected Chelsea to win things because when I took over, the team were fifth and had just been held to a UEFA Champions League draw by Rosenborg.

"No one believed we would have finished second and reached the Champions League final in Moscow."