Was Chelsea's defeat by Manchester City 'fake?'

There is rewriting history -- and then there's rewriting history.

If you were a neutral and saw Chelsea's 3-0 defeat by Manchester City Sunday and then heard Jose Mourinho describe the loss as "fake," before visiting the English Premier League champions' website to read their official report, you could be forgiven for thinking you had watched two different games.

Most observers agreed City had thoroughly deserved its win -- Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic almost single handedly kept the home side, and Sergio Aguero in particular, at bay in the first half with some outstanding saves.

Given the London club were only able to muster two shots on target during 90 minutes in contrast to City's 17, Mourinho's interpretation of the game also raised eyebrows.

"If the 1-0 was a doubtful result at minute 70, 3-0 is completely fake," said the Chelsea manager.

"At 1-0 Chelsea were the best team for the whole second half. They make a change because they feel 1-0 is in danger and we concede a second goal. If 1-1 [it's] a different story, their team is in trouble."

Echoing Mourinho's version of events, the Chelsea website's take on the match made for interesting reading.

"A Ramires goal incorrectly ruled out for offside with Man City a goal ahead changed the complexion of this early-season Premier League fixture," read the report, adding that "an errant offside flag denied us a deserved leveller."

They also didn't hold back in assessing the performance of some of City's players.

"(Vincent) Kompany cynically scythed Diego Costa down to earn the game's first booking," said the report, adding that a Fernandinho's yellow card for a challenge on Diego Costa was "brutish."

The Chelsea website went on to say that Eliaquim Mangalam "resorted to WWE-style tactics to stop the ever-dangerous Diego Costa getting free down the right."