[h=1]Diego Costa in, Ramires out[/h]
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Jose Mourinho had mixed news with regards to team selection ahead of tomorrow's game against Aston Villa, with
Ramires due to miss out, but
Diego Costa set to start.
Speaking ahead of our second home match in the space of a week, the manager reported he will have to do without the services of
Ramires, who limped out of last Sunday's draw against Manchester City, for the next three games.
Diego Costa, however, having sat out our midweek Capital One Cup win over Bolton Wanderers, is in good shape to start against Paul Lambert's side.
'Ramires,' said
Mourinho, when asked who was unavailable for the game. 'Everybody else is good.
'It's a muscular injury, he won't be able to play on Tuesday [against Sporting Lisbon] or even against Arsenal.
'He needs the two-week international break [to recover], maybe he will be back after that.
'Diego plays tomorrow and starts without problems. The question is always the same; can he finish the game and be in condition to play in Lisbon 48 hours later?
'I don't know but at the moment I'm not thinking about Sporting or the Champions League, I'm thinking about Aston Villa and the Premier League. He plays for sure, he starts the game for sure and he's in a very good condition to start.'