( CNN ) -- Chelsea returned to the top of the English Premier League on Saturday , but it gave manager Jose Mourinho little hope that his side can win the title . The Portuguese , who was triumphant in the first two seasons of his first spell at the London club , remains adamant that Manchester City still hold the advantage . Chelsea 's 3-0 win over Stoke put Mourinho 's team a point above Liverpool , who travel to West Ham on Sunday , with City another point back after a similarly comprehensive 4-1 victory against eighth-placed Southampton earlier Saturday . Manuel Pellegrini 's team , who have already won the English League Cup , have two games in hand on Chelsea . `` We have five matches to play in the Premier League and we have to try to win all five , '' said Mourinho , who returned to Stamford Bridge last year after leaving Real Madrid . `` We do n't depend on ourselves and we never did . I was waiting for the moment where we could be top of the league and depend on ourselves and I was waiting for that moment to say , 'Yes , now , we are candidates because we depend on ourselves , ' but that never happened . `` With Liverpool we have to play against them , so we have one match we have three points to discuss with them -- with Manchester City we do not play so they have their destiny in their hands and the only thing we can do is to continue to win matches . '' Egypt winger Mohammed Salah gave Chelsea the lead in his first start since signing in January , then won a penalty from which Frank Lampard followed up his own saved attempt to net his 250th career goal . Brazil midfielder Willian wrapped up the win with 18 minutes left . While Chelsea may still be involved in the Champions League , albeit nursing wounds after a 3-1 defeat away to Paris Saint-Germain in midweek , City 's focus remains on a second domestic title in three seasons . `` We are enjoying a very good second round of fixtures where the results are much better than the first half , '' Pellegrini said after City moved six points clear of fourth-placed Arsenal . `` We 've had four wins and one draw in our last five games -- maybe we had low performances in the month of February and at the start of March but I think that now the team has come back to its best performances . '' Manchester United moved up to sixth place with a 4-0 win at Newcastle , but Tottenham could reclaim that position from the defending champion by beating bottom club Sunderland on Monday . Former Chelsea star Juan Mata scored twice for United , who face Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday , while Mexico striker Javier Hernandez and Adnan Januzaj also netted . It lifted more pressure off manager David Moyes , who rested several key players following his team 's 1-1 draw with European champions Bayern in the midweek home leg . `` The focus could only be on this game but you could see we 've left a few players at home and not played a few players , and we are hoping they will be fit for Wednesday night 's game at Bayern Munich , '' he said . Fulham moved off the bottom of the table with a 2-1 win at Aston Villa , who were missing top scorer Christian Benteke due to an injury that rules the Belgium striker out of the World Cup . West Brom grabbed a crucial 1-0 win at Norwich that put both clubs level , five points above the relegation zone . Hull moved up to 12th with a 1-0 win over Swansea that left the Welsh team in a nervous position above the bottom five . Crystal Palace moved up to 14th with a 3-0 win at second-bottom Cardiff .
Jose Mourinho plays down Chelsea 's chances of winning English title . Blues two points above third - placed Manchester City after Saturday 's match . City have two games in hand with 4 - 1 win over Arsenal . Liverpool can return to top of table with win at West Ham on Sunday .