Mourinho expressed sympathy for his compatriot, who had a challenging and ultimately unsuccessful nine-month stint at Stamford Bridge from the summer of 2011 to March 2012. And he believes the Spurs board and chairman Daniel Levy should have stood by Villas-Boas, who worked under Mourinho in his formative years before taking managerial roles at Porto - where he won the treble, including the Europa League - Chelsea and then Tottenham. Mourinho said: "In football nothing surprises me. In football anything can happen. "(But) when they gave him three or four or five years contract, I think they did it because they trust him and because they think he's the right man to be their manager. "They have a couple of bad results, I don't think it's a reason to change the trust and to change the manager. Ba was linked with a move to Arsenal during the summer transfer window and reports have suggested Arsene Wenger might try and bring Ba to the Emirates in January as he looks to bolster his attacking options. However, former Newcastle and West Ham hitman Ba has quashed the rumours of a move to Arsenal, claiming he has never heard anything from the Gunners. "People talk a lot about me joining Arsenal," Ba is quoted as saying in The Sun on Sunday. "But there has never been an approach from them. "There is nothing going on in this regard. Things are OK for me at the moment. "It's working, as the situation is turning around for me here bit by bit. I am getting more time on the pitch as a result of the injuries to our strikers Samuel Eto'o and Fernando Torres. "You just need a bit of time to adapt when you change clubs. I've been in a process of adaptation while moving between West Ham, Newcastle and Chelsea. "But as soon as I'm given the chance to prove myself, I take it so the fact that I've often been on the substitute's bench is nothing serious."
"One in that manager's meeting (at the start of the season), one when we played against them and another one a couple of days ago. "I didn't speak about it (the sacking). Just: 'Come on. The world didn't finish. Let's go. Tomorrow's another day and another job will come. So, happy Christmas'. "I did not speak about the case, because every case is a case and only the people that is inside really know what was going on." Get 50 per cent off a Sky Sports Day Pass from NOW TV. Stream 24 hours of Sky Sports for just £4.99. Click here for more. Manchester United boss David Moyes has ruled out a move for a new striker in January, feeling he has enough attacking options at his disposal at Old Trafford. Moyes has been credited with an interest in unsettled Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, while Atletico Madrid ace Diego Costa has also been mentioned as possible target. However, Moyes insists there is no need to bring in a new forward as he is happy with his current strikeforce, feeling Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck and Shinji Kagawa offer more than enough up front. Get 50 per cent off a Sky Sports Day Pass from NOW TV. Stream 24 hours of Sky Sports for just £4.99. Click here for more. "I would not say we are in desperate need of an out-and-out centre-forward," said Moyes. "We have got Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Chicharito (Hernandez), Danny Welbeck. Shinji can play in behind as well, we are covered. "It is easy for people to throw names up, but when they look at it more closely you might say it wasn't that good a suggestion." Moyes has confirmed he will look to add to his squad in the New Year, but accepts it may be difficult to land his top targets in January.