Mourinho backs down on threat to field youth team

Jose Mourinho has withdrawn his threat to field Chelsea's under-21 development side in tonight's Capital One Cup fourth-round tie at Arsenal as a protest at being made to play the game 48 hours after the team's most recent Premier League match.

Yet the Portuguese will still not select players who featured in Sunday's win over Manchester City.

The Chelsea manager was incensed to learn that the match at the Emirates would be staged so soon after City's league visit, the Football League pointing to television scheduling having placed it in an awkward position.

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