Jose Mourinho defended Diego Costa after the striker was booked for
diving on his Chelsea debut and insisted the decision was "unfair."
The striker marked his first competitive game after his 32
million-pound move from Atletico Madrid by scoring Chelsea's equaliser
in their 3-1 win over promoted Burnley.
But Mourinho felt the Spain international should have also been awarded a spot kick when he tumbled over goalkeeper Tom Heaton.
Instead Costa was cautioned and the Portuguese said in a news
conference: "We all explain to him what we want in the Premier League,
what we want in Chelsea, what people want in the Premier League, what
they don't like.
"The kid presents himself here today with a fantastic attitude, a
competitive attitude but clean and polite. He has a clear penalty and it
is no penalty and a yellow card.
"The kid was obviously frustrated. I hope he doesn't get more unfair
decisions. I thought [referee Michael] Oliver had a good game but the
linesman [Stuart Burt] didn't support him well in that situation."
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