Mourinho asks for truce with Uefa

Mourinho does not want to dwell on the past

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho will forgive and forget his rows with Uefa last season if European football's governing body is prepared to do similar.

Relations were damaged after Mourinho was banned for two European matches for his comments about referee Anders Frisk and Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard.

But Mourinho said: "I have to forget what they did to me with the ban and we have to start with a clean sheet.

"If they want to start with a clean sheet, I will do the same."

He added: "I can't separate my career as a manager from Uefa.

"I did a lot of important things in my career connected with them, I won the Uefa Cup and the Champions League.

"I am in Uefa's history and they are my history and no-one can break this, so the best thing is to forget what's happened."

Mourinho also insisted the ban had not affected Chelsea's progress in last season's Champions League, where they were knocked out in the semi-finals by eventual winners Liverpool.

He continued: "The reality is it was two matches where I couldn't work against Bayern Munich, against Liverpool I could do my work."

Mourinho will face Liverpool again in Europe's premier competition this season after the teams were drawn together in first group stage.

He said: "I don't want revenge over Liverpool, there's no space in football for revenge."

Meanwhile Mourinho indicated he was flattered to have his name put forward as a future England manager but ruled out the possibility.

"It would be an honour to be mentioned because of the tradition of English football and what the national team means for this country.

"But for me I don't think so.

"In Sven-Goran Eriksson, they have a good manager and in the future I think the English national team should be for an English manager."