London: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho played down any suggestion of a falling-out with Diego Costa after dropping the striker for yesterday's goalless draw at Tottenham Hotspur.


Chelsea's striker Diego Costa (top) passes Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho as he goes to warm up during their English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane yesterday. Pic/AFP

Costa was not used at White Hart Lane as Mourinho lost patience with the striker, who tossed his substitutes' bib over his shoulder in the direction of his manager in the final moments of a goalless draw which will do little to kick-start the English Premier League champions' season.