Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says their form slump has made him a better manager.

The Premier League champions lost seven of their opening 13 matches and now lie 15th in the table, 12 points off a top-four place.

Mourinho reflected: "Have I learned more about myself this season?

"Of course. I have learned how to live without the happiness of winning matches.

"I learned how to motivate myself without the target of being champion, which is not easy for somebody that always had the happiness of winning matches very regularly. I am humble. I am.

"The fact that I want big things, I want to win and I want to win titles and so on is not a question of being humble or not being humble.

"But I think I am a better manager because I have accumulated experiences. I learn with all these experiences."