Jose Mourinho has told his Chelsea players to forget about Manchester United as they try to overhaul the Premiership leaders.
Chelsea could be nine points behind United by the time they kick-off at Watford in Saturday’s late match as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side host Blackburn earlier the same day.
A victory at Vicarage Road is essential regardless of how United fare and Mourinho believes Chelsea must focus on their own game rather than worry about matters out of their control.
There is currently a six point gap between the two sides and Mourinho wants to see more of the spirit which has kept his men in the challenge for a third successive league title success.
“I keep saying to the players that we have to do our job,” Mourinho explained. “The only three points of Manchester United that we can control is the game we have against them.
“After that we don’t have a direct relation with them. We have to do our job and win every game. Hopefully we can then play against them when we have chances.”
Chelsea’s last outing saw them beat Tottenham 2-1 to set up an FA Cup semi-final date with Blackburn. They have already won the League Cup and face a Champions League quarter-final tie with Valencia next week.
