Mourinho: We came to kill and we destroyed

                                                                                                                                                                    

Jose Mourinho has claimed that Chelsea's match against Arsenal was over after just seven minutes as his side were "too strong" for Arsene Wenger's men.

Wenger was marking his 1000th game in charge at Arsenal but the match quickly descended into a humiliation, with Samuel Eto'o and Andre Schurrle scoring in the opening seven minutes to give Chelsea a 2-0 lead.

Shortly after, Kieran Gibbs was wrongly sent off when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain handled the ball to concede a penalty, but Mourinho believed that had little impact on the outcome of the match, which turned into a 6-0 rout - the biggest victory ever for Chelsea over Arsenal and also Mourinho's biggest victory as Chelsea manager.

"Ten amazing minutes," said Mourinho in his post-match press conference. "We came to kill and in ten minutes, we destroyed."

Earlier, speaking to BT Sport, Mourinho said: "I think we start in an incredible way, in seven minutes [it was] 2-0 and the game is over. I think we started very, very strong. I think the message was to make Arsenal feel uncomfortable, we tried to press immediately and recover and be fast. Two-nil after seven minutes and the game is over because we are too strong for them.

"Then comes the penalty and the red card - even worse for them - but I think the game is resolved in 10 minutes."

Mourinho was also keen to stress the difference between the controversy surrounding the red card and his own travails in the previous Premier League game against Aston Villa, where Willian and Ramires were sent off and Mourinho himself was sent to the stands.

He has since been charged by the FA for improper conduct, a charge he confirmed this week will be contested.

"This is the mistake a manager accepts, because the referee didn't see," he said. "Even the second official on that side couldn't help him make the right decision. But the important decision of the match is 'is it a penalty?' Yes. 'Is it a red card?' Yes.

"What happened last Saturday I would prefer to forget. If I could forget, I would. That's why I don't accept the charge."

ESPN