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Chelsea's Jose Mourinho Livid At Branislav Ivanovic Red Card

Chelsea's Jose Mourinho Livid At Branislav Ivanovic Red Card

Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho, was upset by the decision to send Branislav Ivanovic off in his side's 1:1 draw against Manchester United.

The Serbian defender was sent off in the dying moments of the game with Robin van Persie grabbing an equaliser from the resulting free-kick and the Portuguese manager has criticised the decisions taken by Phil Dowd on the night.

"The red card, I was seeing it coming. If I have to speak about the second yellow I have to speak about lots of things," he told Sky Sports.

"The penalty that Ivanovic should have been given (after wrestling with Smalling), the accumulation of yellow cards, the throw-ins. I know I speak always with my heart and get in trouble."

The Chelsea boss then went on to praise his team's performance before remarking that Didier Drogba had done a fine job up front, in place of the injured Diego Costa, with his opener from a Cesc Fabregas corner.

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"My team played a fantastic game, it's not easy to play here against Manchester United, a Manchester United that tried to play very compact and hit us on the counter attack," he added.

"We were fantastic, especially in the second half. It was a top-class performance, good control, we could score a couple more goals.

"He (Drogba) has scored so much. He scored a beautiful goal, he could have scored in the first half.

"I am so happy with his performance, my team is good and it's very difficult to speak about (individual) players."

Chelsea remain first in the Premier League, with 23 points, and extend their unbeaten run to nine matches in the 2014/15 season.

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