Intro:

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho assesses his side's chances ahead of the new Premier League season.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Jose Mourinho, Chelsea manager:

"If you are expecting me to say we are going to win the Premier League, I can't say that. I can't say. I can't say because I have to respect this competition which is, in terms of country championships the only one that has more than two title contenders. I think it's the only country with more than two title contenders. With five or six, it's the only one. So I have to respect the competition, I have to respect the opponents, I have to respect the efforts that the other clubs did to improve their already top teams. So that I can't say. But to tell what we feel, and I repeat in this room I discuss that with the players this morning, yes we all feel that we are title contenders."