The 52-year-old was handed the prestigious prize by the League
Managers’ Association after guiding the Blues to the Premier League
title and winning the League Cup
Browsing: Jose Mourinho
The Portuguese went the entire campaign without winning a single Manager of the Month award, but he has been rewarded for his overall success by claiming the league’s top accolade
“I don’t need a contract,” Mourinho said in a press conference. “Mr [Roman] Abramovich needs to be very calm. I am in his hands. I want to stay, I don’t want to leave. I am not asking for a better contract. I am very, very calm. He doesn’t need to be worried, he has me.
The Foxes threatened to extend their winning run to five games after taking the lead through Marc Albrighton, but Jose Mourinho’s side fought back from a sluggish first-half performance to move within three points of the title
The two sides showed class in the well fought clash
United are now 11 points back and victory over second-placed Arsenal next weekend and another win after that would seal the championship for Jose Mourinho side
The European football’s organising body will meet next Thursday to discuss whether or not to extend an automatic one-match suspension for the dismissal
The visitors made a strong start to the match, needing at least one away goal to stand a chance of reaching the quarter-finals
Ramires will stand in for Mikel
The Blues lead Manchester City by seven points at the top of the table and are also in a rosy position in the Champions League thanks to Branislav Ivanovic’s goal in Paris
Chelsea and Everton played out one of the more bizarre games of the season so far when they met at Goodison Park back in August, with a flurry of second-half goals giving the visitors a 6-3 win
Chelsea are not in top gear at present, though, having failed to win any of their last four matches in all COMPETITIONS in 90 minutes – they needed extra time to beat Liverpool in the Capital One Cup semi-finals
The Icelandic international almost immediately made up for his mistake with a rasping drive from 30 yards, but it cannoned back off the crossbar with Petr Cech stranded
Carver has been thrust into the interim role following the departure of Alan Pardew, who was confirmed as the new Crystal Palace manager last weekend after the two Premier League clubs agreed a compensation package
Jose Mourinho’s team suffered their lowest point of the campaign by falling to a surprise second league defeat on Thursday
“We are doing well. Every match is difficult. When we go to Tottenham it’s difficult, when we go to Swansea it’s difficult, when we go to QPR it’s difficult, I don’t think there are easy matches
Eden Hazard struck his first away goal since January to cancel out Sadio Mane’s second goal in as many games, but Jose Mourinho’s men were unable to break down their hosts to find a winner, despite Morgan Schneiderlin’s red card late on
The Blues sit three points clear of second-placed Manchester City heading into the hectic festive programme
Mikel, who was in the starting line up, controlled the game from the midfield alongside Nemanja Matic
Chelsea are yet to suffer defeat in any competition this season and travel to St James’ Park on Saturday six points clear of defending champions, Manchester City, at the top of the table