Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho bemoans defeat to Chelsea: We lost ourselves emotionally

Manchester United suffered a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge courtesy of Alvaro Morata's header.

In an evenly-matched game it took one decisive moment for the Spaniard to ensure the vistors left without a point.

And while Mourinho admitted both sides took turns controling the game, he was frustrated with his team's failure to take their chances.

"The game was controlled by us and the game was controlled by them," he said.

"We had chances and they had chances and with the first goal they were able to bring more people to defend. We tried to change the direction of our game, we created chances to equalise but we couldn't.

"We had chances. If I remember Lukaku shot in the first half and in the last part of the game with Rashford shot and Courtois without a chance with the cross to the far post to Fellaini. We had lots of chances to score goals.

"It was an even match. Both teams could win. The first to score would be in more defensive control and to win the match.

"The first half was really even. In the second half in the only period where they were on top of the game, they scored.

"It frustrates us to concede a goal in this situation. We lost ourselves after the goal emotionally. We found again the balance and desire in the last 15 to 20 minutes. It was all us. We had big chances to equalise but we couldn't."

Chelsea's win over United sees them close the gap on the Red Devils to just one point.

Manchester City's victory over Arsenal earlier in the day now leaves Pep Guardiola's side eight points clear of United.

But Mourinho is still confident his side are in a good position.

"We are second - not fifth, sixth or seventh or eight," Mourinho added.

"We have several teams in a more difficult position than we have. Eight points is eight points.

"We went through a very difficult phase with important matches against Tottenham, Liverpool and Chelsea without important players."