Challengers but insists that Tottenham and Manchester City have
the squad to triumph this season.
The former Real Madrid manager believes that Liverpool do not
have the strength in depth in certain areas to challenge, as was
evident in their 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal in the
Emirates stadium. Liverpool are currently joint on points with
Chelsea but are behind the Blues in third, who are second on goal
difference. Meanwhile, Manchester United have failed to push on
from where they left off last season, currently eighth in the
league and eight points behind league leaders Arsenal.
Mourinho's Chelsea have not been at their ruthless best this time
around, having lost to Newcastle in the Premier League after a
convincing 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates. However, the
Blues have looked dangerous whenever they have been on song
and are possibly a proper striker away from running away with
the league. Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres and Demba Ba have
failed to get the ground running and Mourinho will be looking to
sign a striker come January which will take them back to being
the rampant force they were when the Portuguese first joined
Chelsea in 2004.
"I think City has the most incredible squad. I think United is United,
and history makes them contenders, too. Tottenham is the big
spender of the summer and, because of that, they have a
fantastic squad with two teams of equal players," Mourinho said.
"At Arsenal, the manager is building a team step by step - the
club is stable and buying a player like Mesut Ozil makes a
difference. Liverpool are probably the club with least resources
because, while their team looks as strong as the others, their
squad doesn't look quite so strong. At the same time, they don't
play in European competition, so they only play one match a week,
so they are training, preparing and resting for the weekend
match while the rest of us are playing in Europe," he added.
