Jose Mourinho heaped praise on his Chelsea side after they clinched the Premier League title on Sunday.

The Blues were favourites for much of the season as they sat on top the entire time but had to wait until the 35th fixture of the campaign to hold aloft the trophy.

A 5-3 defeat at the hands of Tottenham on New Year's Day kicked Mourinho's men into gear as they went the next 15 league games without defeat to return to the winners' dais.

"We were convinced for a long time," he said.

"Champions now. Not one hour ago, not yesterday, or a week or one month ago. Champions now.

"From that moment (the loss to Spurs), January, February, March, April, not one single defeat."