Chelsea manager Mourinho is adamant the Blues' approach for the Manchester United striker is not responsible for unsettling the player. Instead, he has pinpointed Moyes' pre-season claim that Rooney was needed as back-up to No.1 striker Robin van Persie as the catalyst for Chelsea's interest.
Sources close to Rooney revealed he was left "angry and confused" by his manager's comments.
Mourinho claims there is no reason he should find himself a target for frustrated United fans when his side visit Old Trafford tonight - despite Chelsea lodging two bids.
Asked if he expected to be in the firing line, he said: "Why? They are against me? "But I didn't say (to Rooney) you will be a second choice for me. And they are against me?
"We are trying to get a player that a manager told 'you will be a second option for him'. We are not going for Van Persie. They don't have to be against me.
"If I say Ramires is a second option for me and he
plays when Lampard is tired or injured, if someone comes here to get Ramires, nobody is upset."
And pressed whether Rooney's situation was Moyes' fault, Mourinho added: "Of course."
The Chelsea boss made it clear he is not about to give up. He said: "We are quiet, we have no contact. Nothing, nothing at all. Tuesday, we will have another feeling."
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