Chelsea's lead on top of the premier league log had been cut to four points following Tottenham Hotspurs 4-0 victory over AFC Bournemouth yesterday so the game was setup for a fantastically.
"After a defeat it is not right to go into this situation", said the Italian.
"They [United] showed more desire, more ambition, more motivation", he said, as reported by The Guardian. It is very simple but in this case the fault is of the coach. I prefer to play for the title instead of not fighting for the title and being calm.
"Sometimes Hazard - sometimes Hazard-Pedro - controlling the position of these two players, and controlling the full-backs because they go really deep with two wide men would create them lots of problems".
After that match Spurs will play another London derby away to West Ham, before they host Jose Mourinho's revitalised Manchester United. We are still in a great position. We need to realise it is not over, we need to realise there are points to play for, and we have to dig in. But odd things can happen when the pressure reaches it's greatest intensity and there was certainly something unusual about Chelsea at Old Trafford yesterday.
Eyebrows were raised when the team sheet was announced before the match, with Zlatan Ibrahimovich on the bench, and Lingard and Fellaini starting over the likes of Mkhitaryan and Carrick.
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The Red Devils comfortably beat the champions elect thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera.
From then on, the pitch was Mourinho's classroom.
Harry Kane has insisted that the title race "isn't over yet" and that Tottenham beating Chelsea in next weekend's FA Cup semi-final could inflict a significant psychological blow in the title race.
"We have to react in the right way", he said.
Chelsea remain the favourites to win the title but a fifth loss of the campaign left England defender Cahill hoping it was a bad day at the office rather than the start of a slump which could prove costly.
Spurs, by direct contrast, are now monstrous but their opponents are either in form, or simply very good.
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