Jose Mourinho: Fans abuse Chelsea because we are boring

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has said his team receive the most social media abuse because they are "boring".

Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out said that of 130,000 abusive Premier League posts on social media this term, Chelsea had more than any other club.

Mourinho, whose team have a seven-point lead with a game in hand, said: "I think it is because we are boring.

"We have been top of the league since day one. That is something people in this country don't like."

Chelsea have already captured the first main domestic trophy of the season, beating Tottenham 2-0 in last month's Capital One Cup final,Mourinho's first trophy at the Blues since returning for a second spell at Stamford Bridge on a four-year contract in June 2013.

However, a recent survey found that they fared worst in the Premier League in terms of respect towards referees, to which the 52-year-old Portuguese replied: "I prefer not to answer."

Mourinho on Manchester United

"Their squad is amazing. In numbers, in players, in experience, in solutions, their squad is amazing.

"Every week I have in my office not the team I am going to play against but their squad and all the options and this week I realised what they have is amazing - Mata, Di Maria, Januzaj, Rooney, Van Persie, Falcao, Herrera, Carrick, Blind, Fellaini.

"I went to QPR with Drogba and [we had] no strikers on the bench."

Will midfielder Oscar be staying?"Of course. He just signed a contract a few months ago and is one of the players with long-term contracts."He is 23 years old, in the best period of his career - obviously we don't want to sell."On Patrick Bamford, on loan at Middlesbrough"He has a chance to be promoted with Middlesbrough - that is the reason he is there, to develop and help Middlesbrough."At this moment I don't have to speak about him, he is there for the rest of the season. We think these last few matches and the possibility of more in the play-offs are very important for his development." Will Mourinho himself be Manager of the Season?"I am the last one. I never got a Manager of the Month so how can I think about Manager of the Season?"But I am here not to win the Manager of the Season, I am here to win the Premier League."