Chelsea in bizarre outburst to back up Mourinho

Chelsea produce ‘evidence’ backing up claims made by Jose Mourinho over refereeing errors against Burnley.

Jose Mourinho appears to have the full backing of Chelsea after the club released a bizarre statement backing up his claims of refereeing mistakes in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Burnley.

The Portuguese was giving little away in his post-match press conference, refererring in all interviews to four key moments that he believed went against his side.

Mourinho – who has spoken of a “campaign” against Chelsea already this season – believed Ashley Barnes was guilty of two red-card offences and that his side should have been awarded a pair of penalties.

Chelsea’s official Twitter account posted pictures of the incidents in question after the game, before a strongly worded statement appeared roughly four hours after full-time at Stamford Bridge.

In a notable departure from the norms of club statements, Chelsea claimed both denied penalties were “clear”, while blasting Barnes’ “potentially leg-breaking tackle” on Nemanja Matic, who was in turn sent off for an angry reaction toward the Burnley man.

Mourinho has previously been fined £25,000 for his comments about officials this term.