“What’s your team, Patrick?” went the standard introductory gambit ahead of a week making tea and fixing paper jams.

Larry Ryan offers some thoughts on the football week.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho feels the Video Assistant Referee system needs "adjustments" but likes the idea of it yielding "fair" decisions.

That never-ending feud...

Antonio Conte has suggested Jose Mourinho has senile dementia, as the Chelsea head coach told the Manchester United boss: “I’m ready to fight”.

No Red in his right mind should have been surprised when the final whistle blew last night. A week ago, I bluntly concluded here: “Defeat is the likeliest outcome for a Pogba-free United; I’d snatch your hand off for a draw.”

Our man inside the game has grudging respect for Mourinho’s joyless anti-football

For the optimist Red, Saturday at Southampton was easily summarised. Here was yer classic cliché of the dismally ground-out one-nil; “such is the stuff of championships,” knowingly nods every pundit. You play a bit poorly, ride your luck, but take your main chance, and keep your nerve — job done.

Audrey’s been sorting out Cork people for ages! She’s back again this week to solve all your problems, including avoiding an OTT Holy Communion.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has revealed he turned down a “big offer” to go to China.

Chelsea will step up preparations for Saturday’s showdown with fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Sunderland amid a unified determination to kick-start their faltering campaign.

John Terry has backed Chelsea and Jose Mourinho to bounce back from their tumultuous start to the season and hopes successive clean sheets are the catalyst for a turnaround in fortunes.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has denied Steven Gerrard's claim that there is a rift between him and captain John Terry.

It was as if someone “up there” was making mischief on Saturday to make us further miss the comforting sight of Cech on the bench.

It was probably the nerviest 90 minutes of the season — so, so close, yet the potential to balls it up was there in most of our minds, which is ridiculous given our home record, who our manager is and the fact we are the best team in this league by a country mile.

Jose Mourinho says he is the supreme leader at Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho has retaliated after Arsene Wenger questioned Chelsea’s defensive tactics.

As Costa put us two up within the opening ten minutes, I relaxed and thought "at last". A fast start, taking on shots and, most importantly, not resting on the rather thin cushion of one goal. I then sat back and waited for the avalanche.

Hull 2 Chelsea 3

West Ham v Chelsea

World Cup fatigue will stop Chelsea fielding their strongest line-up for the first three matches of the new season, according to Jose Mourinho.

Cardiff 1 Chelsea 2

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes it is unacceptable that those playing for the Premier League title and to avoid relegation will not have completed the same number of games until the final week of the season.

You get the feeling that Jose Mourinho is now using every opportunity he can to persuade the Chelsea hierarchy he should be given the kind of money that tonight’s opponents Paris Saint-Germain have spent in thetransfer market if his side are to challenge for big honours once again.

Crystal Palace 1 Chelsea 0

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is in danger of being without key central defenders John Terry and Gary Cahill for Saturday’s FA Cup clash at Manchester City.

Jose Mourinho may have been holding a champagne flute to mark his birthday, but the Chelsea manager still doesn’t think he’ll be doing the same in May to celebrate the title.