Sir Bobby
"We started well, played an extra man in midfield to quell Makekele, who against our 4-4-2 would have been a spare player so we played Viana, but that was kyboshed when we lost Andy O'Brien.
"The boy was unhappy with the decision, because he felt Mutu overran the ball, lost the ball and tumbled.
"He did not foul him in the box and it was not a penalty.
"It meant we were down to ten men at half time to a vibrant Chelsea side so I am not happy with the decision and it killed the game off frankly.
"The game was over at half time and we did really well with ten men after the break.
"I thought we could have been on the end of a battering, which is what I told the players, but for a long time it looked good.
"But we finished poorly. Shay made a poor kick, which went straight to Duff who skipped past Caldwell and flashed it into the back of the net.
"The fifth, well where my central defenders went I don't know, maybe they were sat with me, but Gudjohnsen got a free header at the back post to score the fifth.
"We came here full of confidence, after winning in Basel, and thought today could be our day to win but they turned us over.
“I think Chelsea are good enough (to win the title). They’re a tremendous threat to Manchester United and Arsenal because they have fine players and play with nice shape and style.
“Stamford Bridge is full of excitement so good luck to them.”
Claudio Ranieri
"Everyone was waiting for me to change my team but I didn't.
"I wanted to see the attitude and performance of my players after the Lazio game.
"I wanted to check if my players had their feet on the ground. They did and I'm very pleased.
"We recovered well from playing in Europe but Newcastle didn't. And not having Shearer was a tremendous thing for Sir Bobby Robson.
"I'll believe the title when I touch it, not before. Players can dream but the manager must have the right balance.
"We were very close to Arsenal and Manchester United on Christmas Day last year but then said goodbye.
"It was important for us to win today because it's not easy when Arsenal continue to win.
"I'm pleased, our foundations are good and it's important I have a lot of champions in my team."