"I am very happy", he said after the victory at Old Trafford. I think Arsenal here [a 1-1 draw], Tottenham [Hotspur] here [a 1-0 win], we played really well but today I think was a special performance because it was a special opponent: the leader, the way they play, and I think we played really well, very solid performance.
Chelsea coach Antonio Conte was under no illusions as to how important each of those games will be.
The gap now stands at four points ahead of Sunday's trip to Burnley, with City's involvement in the FA Cup could be closed to one ahead of their clash at the Etihad Stadium and Mourinho stated that they can't give up on their league ambitions just yet.
Tottenham fans are a lot more optimistic about next week's FA Cup semi-final at Wembley following Chelsea's 2-0 loss to Manchester United on Easter Sunday - and think it's now much more significant.
"I think it was nearly ideal", Herrera said.
"Normally you win the title if you are 22 matches unbeatable and we are struggling to finish top four. Be patient and have great will to fight. otherwise we must clap another team", he added.
Dropping Ibrahimovic - United's top scorer this season with 28 goals - was another sign of that, but Mourinho insisted he wasn't prioritising.
"We lost two games but these two games were totally different".
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Including these first three playoff games Allen now owns a.943 save percentage in his 28 appearances since February 1. At 5:21, Rust got his second goal of the series when he tipped Brian Dumoulin's shot through Bobrovsky's pads.
Rashford opened the scoring in the seventh minute, when he ran onto Herrera's pass behind David Luiz and sent a shot bobbling past goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
It was Chelsea's fifth league loss of the season and first to United in 13 matches, dating back to 2012.
The three points will be a massive boost in their ambition of reaching the top four, but focus will now be on the Europa League when they welcome Anderlecht to Old Trafford on Thursday for the second-leg of their quarter-final clash.
Each team has six games to play in the Premier League but Mauricio Pochettino and his in-form squad still know that the title is now Chelsea's to lose.
The Blues have been used to dominating games and creating numerous chances in the vast majority of matches this season.
Simon Mignolet made a crucial late save to deny Matt Phillips, but as West Brom piled on the pressure in the closing stages, Alberto Moreno missed an open goal, after Ben Foster had come up for a corner.
Mourinho was asked how it feels to go 22 games unbeaten in the league and, while expressing frustration that has not led to a title challenge, believes it can be the foundation for one if they add a touch more quality to what he considers a strong squad.
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