Asked whether Chelsea had made a mistake in letting Lampard go, as he netted another winner for City at Leicester on Saturday, Mourinho was initially terse. “It’s his life, nothing to do with us,” he said. “He left Chelsea as a free agent and chooses his life, we can't complain about it. That’s football.” But the Blues' boss then went on to go far deeper into the reasons behind the split than he has yet mentioned. He said: “My view is that when you want to look forward, look for the future and have people like Fabregas and Matic and Oscar which are the next 10 years of the club, and the project is prepare for the next 10 years not for the next year, we made the right decision. Think hes right there, but hes also covering the boards arse.