Jose Mourinho called Manchester City's emphatic 3-0 win over Chelsea "completely fake." He also defended his "tactical" decision to withdraw captain John Terry at half-time, per BBC Sport Online's Neil Johnston:
Mourinho: "3-0 is completely fake. Probably they [Man City] should have finished with 9 men." Says Terry not injured when subbed
— neil johnston (@ndjohnston) August 16, 2015
City ran riot thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero, skipper Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho. Yet Mourinho thought it was only during the first 45 minutes that his side were inferior, per 101 Great Goals:
"The best team in the second half was Chelsea.