‘There is one thing, this season is going be a little more balanced because of the fact the top six are all in European competitions,’ said Mourinho.
‘Not like last season, when Chelsea and Liverpool played all season one match per week, with all the others playing in Europeans competitions — especially us, playing in Europa League.
‘I don’t want to say it was ‘key,’ [for Chelsea] because if I say that, I don’t want to take credit from the credit that they [Chelsea] deserve.
‘But obviously, to play one match per week and one, two or three days off during the week, have no injuries or no accumulation, the same with Liverpool, I think obviously it helps.
‘Now they are going to face a different situation, but with the squad they have and the players they are signing, I think they are going to cope with it'