'This is a criminal tackle'published at 11:45 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February 2015
More from Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho on Sky Sports, who goes back to the incident where Nemanja Matic was sent off after being the victim of a "criminal tackle" from Burnley's Ashley Barnes on Saturday.
"Football is about emotions and clearly Nemanja Matic had a reason to lose his emotions," says Mourinho. "What are the consequences of his push, nothing. The consequence for Matic from the tackle? It could be the end of his career. A criminal tackle.
"If you call Diego Costa's actions against Liverpool a crime, the minimum you have to say is this is a criminal tackle. As an institution Sky did not apologise to Chelsea, to Costa, or to me.
"Diego Costa has a three-match ban. Matic will probably get three. You tell me how many games you think they deserve?"