... only the third manager to lift the top flight title in three consecutive seasons, following on from Sir Alex Ferguson and Herbert Chapman.
But, after praising Chelsea's performance at Goodison Park on Sunday, he reminds Mourinho the Magpies have turned their season around in the last six weeks and could go on to win the Carling Cup.
Dyer: "Chelsea showed why they are champions at the weekend, they were magnificent. But we have got a decent record against Chelsea at home.
"We knocked them out in the FA Cup one year and beat them on the last game of last season, so we will go into the game full of confidence and if we get a result we can be just one game away from Cardiff."
"We are on a good run at the moment. Fingers crossed we can go on another run and fly up the league. There was talk of relegation, but we are now only a few points behind a Uefa Cup spot."