Mourinho: I can't match Ferguson

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has conceded he will not be able to match the trophy haul of Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson.

Mourinho won the Barclays Premiership and Carling Cup in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.

But he insists it is “not possible” to emulate the achievements of Ferguson.

“I can’t possibly win as much as he has done because I won’t stay in England that long and because what he has done is not possible any more in modern football,” said Mourinho.

“It is a record only possible in England because it is the only country where a manager can stay for such a long period.

“For him to stay there 19 years is incredible because at a club like Manchester United you can’t go three or four seasons without winning trophies. But every season for him has been silverware, silverware, silverware.

“I can’t do that,but bringing the championship back to Chelsea after 50 years means that, in 30 years’ time, if you ask a boy who is 10 now, he will know Jose Mourinho.”