As tempers flared following Gareth Barry's late dismissal at Stamford Bridge, Branislav Ivanovic appeared to put his head into James McCarthy's face and grab the Everton midfielder by the neck.
Barry was shown a second yellow card two minutes from time for a foul on Willian, who went on to score the winner which keeps Chelsea seven points clear of Manchester City at the top of the table.
Referee Jonathan Moss took no action against Ivanovic and Mourinho was not impressed when asked if he was prepared to discipline his players if they were deemed to need such action.
"It's so emotional and things happen so quickly but, when you see that melee afterwards, if you see that one of your players has done something wrong, will you take action?" Mourinho was asked.
"Sorry, see you tomorrow," was the Chelsea manager's abrupt response before walking away.
Mourinho expressed annoyance with a similar line of questioning at his post-match press conference, adding: "I'm tired of stories and I am never tired of football. Football is emotion and football is what we have here today.
"A discussion because of a red card, a red card that should be given in the first half because Barry should be sent off in the first half.
"He had a yellow card and he pulled Eden Hazard when Hazard goes to attack a last defender. So the second yellow card should be given there. So nothing important.
"I am concerned for my reaction, because one more question I leave and after that you are not happy. So I am more concerned with my reaction. The next question to that story, I have to go."
Mourinho recently ended his self-imposed media blackout following questions about Diego Costa's alleged stamp on Emre Can during the League Cup semi-final victory over Liverpool which earned the striker a three-game ban.
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