Riley apology riles Jose

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho wants to know if referees’ chief Mike Riley plans to make a habit of making conciliatory phone calls to Premier League managers aggrieved by decisions of his officials.

In apologising to West Brom following the controversial award of a penalty to Chelsea in the last round of top-flight fixtures, Mourinho believes Riley was “publicly exposing” Andre Marriner.

Marriner awarded Chelsea a stoppage-time spot-kick, converted by Eden Hazard, to earn a draw, when Ramires went down after colliding with Steven Reid.