Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is well aware of Manchester City's mega spending.

Mourinho hinted that he feels Chelsea do not offer him the same "economic potential" as City, who spent £52million on Kevin de Bruyne on Sunday after earlier laying out £49m on Raheem Sterling and £32m on Nicolas Otamendi.

"City reacted to the fact they had lost the title by buying fantastic players," Mourinho said. "They are buying more until the end of the market. This is their job and if they have the economic potential to do that, good.

"You see my players on the pitch and could identify two or three players that can do better. That is what we have to do. It is not the point to be loyal. It is to analyse if they are ready to give an answer and fight against that bad form."