Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes that the time has come for Liverpool to put their hands on the Premiership title after a 17-year drought. The Portuguese coach said that the Reds' big summer spending puts pressure on Rafael Benitez's team to join Chelsea and Manchester United in the title race. "The pressure is a bit higher [on Liverpool] because, at this moment, they cannot point at other people," said Mourinho. "In the last three years, it's been Chelsea and Manchester United in the league, and it's been a long time since Liverpool won the Premiership. So they really want it. "We want it too, no problem. But it's been four years with Benitez and they want the Premiership. They don't hide it - Benitez, the players, they all speak about winning the title." Mourinho also claimed that Premiership champions United can still maintain their position among the top teams after their summer recruitments.
Will Benitez(F) take the title away from United "Manchester United have kept the same first team, basically, and have more options now with Nani, Anderson and Owen Hargreaves. If Carlos Tevez goes there, he's another good player for them. They've done their work well this summer," he added. "They had money to spend, and they spent it. I know when Chelsea were spending lots of money everybody was jumping. I don't jump because other people spend. They can do what they want with their money. The Chelsea tactician dubbed Tottenham to shine this season, saying that the London rivals possess a number of quality players. "But they have more players in the England team's squad than anybody else: Paul Robinson, Ledley King, Michael Dawson, Aaron Lennon, Jermain Defoe, Darren Bent, they're a very good group of players. "They've spent money and kept all the important players, even Dimitar Berbatov, who everyone thought would leave. And they will be without pressure, so they should be there, creating a difficult situation for us.
