Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has said that Premier League club Manchester City should be accused of buying the title, just like he was in 2004 and 2005.
According to the Mirror, as he goes head to head with Manuel Pellegrini for the first time on English soil, the Blues boss points to City's 530 million-pound spending spree since Sheikh Mansour bought the club.
Chelsea has spent 395 million pounds over the same five-year spell, including 66 million pounds this summer for Andre Schuerrle, Willian and Marco Van Ginkel, the report said.
Mourinho said that Manchester City had two very good teams, one playing and another one on the bench and in the stands.
He added that the Premier League was now more competitive than ever, as Chelse had lost against Everton, Manchester United to West Brom, Tottenham Hotspur to West Ham, Arsenal to Aston Villa.
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