Jose Mourinho has offered to rest his senior England trio from the last two games of the season to help Sven-Goran Eriksson.

England boss Eriksson needs a boost after Wayne Rooney broke a bone in his foot which could rule him out of the World Cup finals.

Chelsea have clinched the Premiership title and Mourinho says he is happy to protect John Terry, Frank Lampard and Joe Cole by leaving them out of the last two games of the season.

Mourinho said: "My relationship with Sven is very good. I said to him: 'If you want my players to finish after we've played Manchester United, they will finish then'.

"I gave him that choice. I'm ready to help England if they think it is a help. I'm ready to let them finish for the season now, to have one more week to rest or have a holiday or go to some paradise."

Shaun Wright-Phillips is also expected to make England's 23-man squad for the World Cup but he needs more games not less after being in and out of the Chelsea team this season.

Terry left Stamford Bridge on crutches after the 3-0 win against Manchester United but Mourinho insists his captain does not have a serious problem.

The Chelsea boss said: "I know he was hurt but it's not the kind of injury that is a problem for the future. The problem was the pain. Some people have a very low pain threshold and others have it very high.

"When I look forward to the World Cup I think the English players are in very, very, very good condition."

Terry has led the Blues to two Premiership titles and the Chelsea manager believes it is time for people to recognise him as a great player.

Mourinho said: "For me he is the best central defender in the world, the best. It is difficult to be a better player. All he can do is keep that standard.

"The only point where he can improve is in European football, for the referees to look at him with the same eyes they look at other big players in the world.

"For example, when Benfica played Barcelona, there was a free-kick and Ronaldinho went to measure the 10 yards for the wall.

"If another player did that, yellow card, goodbye, disappear. Ronaldinho, a walk, a smile, a laugh and it's done.

"The next jump for JT is for people to look at him as the big player he really is."

Terry is Chelsea's leader but Mourinho also values Lampard's quiet influence.

Mourinho said: "Frank is not so emotional, not showing his feelings so much. But in the day-by-day squad life he's a fantastic shadow for the captain. I cannot separate them."

The Chelsea boss will prioritise another Premiership title and the Champions League next season but he has hit out at the fixture list at the start of the campaign.

Mourinho said: "I am very worried about the pre-season because that is a disgraceful situation.

"The players come from the World Cup and cannot have a proper holiday.

"They come back to us and two weeks later have to play in the Charity Shield. The Charity Shield will not be a competition for us to win. It is simply a training match.

"One week later the Premiership starts but between the Charity Shield and the first day of the Premiership, international matches!

"You have to improve to be better. We have to win the competition the club has never won - and the Champions League is that competition.

"We also have to win the Premiership more times. When you go to Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal they have many more victories than Chelsea. That is the permanent challenge."