Chelsea did not deserve win – Mourinho

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho insisted Chelsea did not deserve their FA Cup victory at Wembley.

Eden Hazard’s first-half penalty was enough for the Blues, who were forced to defend for much of the second half.[phone]

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Former Chelsea manager Mourinho congratulated each member of the winning team after the final whistle.

But he said: “I congratulated them because they won – but I don’t think they deserved to win.

“I congratulate them because I am a sportsman and they scored one more goal than us and they get the cup.

“I think I have to do what my job asked me to do. I have to be respectful, not just because they are my previous club but because the are the opponent that won the cup.

“I don’t think we deserved to win. I think we were the best team. But that’s football.

“If my team played like Chelsea did I can imagine what everybody would be saying.

“They were really defensive. There was a huge block of players compact in front of goal.”

Mourinho was unable to start with ex-Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, who came on as a second-half substitute.

Lukaku, who has been nursing an ankle injury, was named on the bench following a fitness test.

Mourinho said: “It was a bit hard for us to play without Lukaku against a team that defended with nine players. You need that presence in the box.”

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