KUELEKEA MECHI NA MAN CITY MOURINHO ATAKA WACHEZAJI WAACHWE

Jose Mourinho has taken the blame for Real Madrid's meltdown on 

the eve of their Champions League showdown with Manchester City.

Real have started their own domestic campaign poorly, winning just

 once in their first four league matches.

Mourinho questioned some of his players' commitment after 

Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Sevilla - an attack that has not gone down 

well at Real.

Raring to go: Real Madrid train ahead of their Champions League clash with Manchester City

Keeping an eye on you: Ronaldo takes a rest from training as Jose Mourinho looks on

But speaking at Monday's pre-match press conference, Mourinho 

accepted he is the man who must lift the team again.

He said: 'The line-up will not be very different, nor will I try to show 

any player that they are not in the best condition.

'It will be the best that I consider to play against opposition full of 

players of the highest level.

'I don't believe I have created doubts. The principal person responsible 

is me. When my teams win, we win together, and when we lose, I am the 

one responsible.

Somewhere to go? Mourinho hopes to lead his side to victory against City

Joking around: Michael Essien (left) trains after making his move 

from Chelsea to Madrid

'Before losing to Sevilla I said to the players what I then said in the 

press conference. For this reason it is not a criticism but a conviction. 

I said it to them before the game.

'Football is about today and tomorrow, not yesterday. Yesterday is history.

 I haven't been able to keep my players motivated and concentrated at the 

top level and that is my fault.'

Mourinho believes Manchester City will eventually win the 

Champions League should they continue developing at their current 

rate.

Mourinho, whose side open their European campaign against City on

 Tuesday night, compared the investment made by Sheikh Mansour 

bin Zayed al-Nahyan since he bought the club in 2008 to that of 

Roman Abramovich at the Portuguese's old club Chelsea.

Main man: Mourinho shrugged off any problems during his press 

conference in Madrid

Hold you hands up: Mourinho's team have made a woeful start to the 

defence of their league title,,