Mourinho: Chelsea desires FA Cup win because Premier League race is over

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says his former team Chelsea will prove a difficult and motivated test in the FA Cup as the two teams are set to meet at Stamford Bridge in the quarter-final stage.

Mourinho knows the FA Cup is "something important" for Chelsea, due, in part, because of the fact that the Blues sit atop the Premier League table holding a comfortable eight-point gap over second-placed Manchester City.

The Portuguese tactician, who was fired from the Chelsea post last season and replaced this year by Antonio Conte, says his task is made more difficult because he has "so many things to think about."

"I have to play Saint-Etienne and play the (EFL Cup) final and hopefully another opponent in the Europa League," Mourinho said, of his busy schedule, as quoted by BBC Sport. "I have to fight for the top four positions in the Premier League.

"Chelsea can only think about (the FA Cup) because I think they are champions and have nothing else to play for.

"It is possible to win three, two, one or no trophies. When we are in the competitions, we are going to fight. In the EFL Cup, we have a 50 percent possibility of winning and we have to fight for it to become a title."