Chelsea vs. Manchester United: Jose Mourinho's Key Press Conference Comments

Jose Mourinho believes his Chelsea side are the most abused team on social media because they have dominated the Premier League this season.

The Portuguese boss spoke ahead of the side's fixture with Manchester United, responding to an investigation carried out by Kick It Out. This research found Chelsea were the "most targeted club" by Internet trolls, per BBC Sport.

Mourinho believes success is key to this statistic, per Miguel Delaney of ESPN FC:

Chelsea will be without leading goalscorer Diego Costa during Saturday's match with United, but Mourinho suggests Loic Remy has a chance of recovering from the problem which kept him out of last week's win over Queens Park Rangers. Chelsea's feed reported the news:

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United boss Louis van Gaal will be missing key players Michael Carrick, Daley Blind, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo for the trip to west London, as reported by Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News. Mourinho, though, didn't appear ready to allow the Red Devils any excuses, per Delaney:

Mourinho spoke lovingly of the opposite manager, with whom he shares a Barcelona past, but maintained the upcoming fixture remains business as usual, as reported by Delaney:

Bleacher Report's Matteo Bonetti recently considered which leader will get the upper hand:

Mourinho acknowledged how easy it is to find motivation to play against United, per Sky Sports (via Audioboom):

Speculation prior to the match continues to link Blues midfielder Oscar with a move to Juventus or Liverpool, as reported by Simon Jones of the MailOnline. Mourinho quashed these rumours without hesitation:

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Chelsea are seven points clear of Arsenal atop the Premier League. Saturday's match is their game in-hand, so this could stretch to 10 points by the time Arsene Wenger's team resume league matters.

United are four points clear of fourth-placed Manchester City, but they will be looking at the fixture with increased trepidation after their new spate of injuries.

These sides played to a thrilling 1-1 draw in October, with Robin van Persie netting a last-gap equaliser after Didier Drogba's opener. Both strikers could be set to start with injuries in mind, although it wouldn't be beyond either manager to make a surprising selection choice prior to kick-off.