Michael Carrick has warned Jose Mourinho his title taunts will
fall on deaf ears as Chelsea and Manchester United gear up for a
lengthy Premiership battle.
The Red Devils currently lead the top flight by just two points
following their defeat at the hands of West Ham on Sunday, whilst
Chelsea closed the gap with a late 3-2 win over Everton.
Before the weekend's events, Blues boss Mourinho had been engaging
in some verbal sparring with Sir Alex Ferguson, claiming that
United's previous five-point lead was unrealistic given they still
had to travel to Stamford Bridge.
The Portuguese tactician and his Scottish rival are masters of the
nuances of mind-games, but Carrick says the United squad are paying
no attention to Mourinho's public declarations as they focus on
winning back the title.
"As a team so far this season, we have done really well and nothing
is going to change our mindset," said Carrick.
"So we don't really take too much notice of what is said.
"We are two terrific teams and great squads, so it's going to be
tight all the way to the game at Chelsea.
"Hopefully we can have it tied up by then, but that's probably
going to be too good to be true."
