Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is stunned that Premier League title winner Jose Mourinho has been ignored by the Manager of the Month panel all season. "There is not even a question over who the best manager is this season," Ivanovic told Standard Sport after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Liverpool. "Most of the games, when you study them, every single one he was important.

"I don't know how that [not winning Manager of the Month] happened. But it doesn't matter if he won one or not, for sure he is the best manager this season.

"For us, from the club, all the supporters think he should get the Manager of the Year award. We are 11 points clear and we won the League. There is no question he should get it. It's the normal thing that should happen."