Jose Mourinho accused Arsenal of taking more satisfaction from sabotaging Chelsea's Premiership challenge than getting their own title bid back on track.

But Mourinho said: "Arsenal are 18 points behind Manchester United with one game in hand. So when I see a team happy with their result and yet they are out of the title race, it is a surprise.

"I think it was more important for them to get a positive result at Stamford Bridge than get into the fight for the title.

"It is very funny to see this kind of co-operation. It looks like they are happy not because they got a point but because we didn't get three points. They had the quality of football, organisation and control of possession. But ambition to win? No. Only one team tried to win.

"When you are in a situation when you are far from your objectives you have to go to win every game. One point is only good for one thing; your pride.

"It is good for them because it is a result at the home of your rival. But I was waiting for more because they needed to win.

"When the season starts I have to fight against Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal for the Premiership. but after the result today it is impossible for them to be champions in my opinion."

Chelsea are now in the unusual position of having to come from behind in the title race, but Mourinho maintains that his side have no reason to lose faith in their ability to win a third successive championship.

A victory against Newcastle on Wednesday would reduce the gap to five points and, with Ferguson's side still to visit Stamford Bridge, Mourinho is confident the battle will go down to the wire.