Mourinho, it has to be said, has done little to douse this myth. Speaking to Sky after the game, he embarked on an illuminating yet wildly unfocused 10-minute monologue, explaining his reasons for picking Oscar over Mata, touching on a number of discordant themes and ending with his now-familiar claim to divine prerogative. “You are paid to have an opinion,” he said. “I think you are very good. But Chelsea manager is Jose Mourinho, not Jamie Redknapp.” Yet perhaps something more prosaic lies behind all this. Earlier this year, Mourinho turned 50. Hitting the half-century does curious things to a man.