Chelsea have made an abysmal start to the new season and only 10 games into the new season, Jose Mourinho's job as manager of the club has come under intense scrutiny. The Blues have managed victory in just one of their last five matches in all competitions and the defending champions find themselves in 15th position in the league table.
However the Portuguese tactician is unmoved by all the talk surrounding his sack and has expressed his disappointment over the apparent excitement about him losing his job.
"I’m not worried about that at all. At all. I don't spend one second of my day thinking about it," he said.
"I'm worried about the results. I'm worried about winning on Saturday, about qualifying for the next round of the Champions League. I am worried about recovering positions in the table and to go back to where Chelsea normally has to be.
"I’m not worried about my job, my future, about anything other than that. I'm not worried. I'm not worried. And it looks like you want to put a lot of pressure on me in relation to that, where you can't do it. You can't do it. You can't do it."
"What I'd like to understand is why some people can be so excited and happy with the perspective of somebody losing his job," he told a press conference.
"If you tell me your newspaper is going to sack 20 people, first of all I will be worried for you. I promise you. You have a good relationship here.
"And, secondly, I would be very disappointed even if I don't know the other 20 guys who are going to be sacked. But this [management] is the only job where people get excited at that. It's sad."
Liverpool on the other hand picked their first victory under the management of Jurgen Klopp after a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth in the Capital One Cup. Liverpool currently find themselves ninth in the league table, having managed just 14 points from 10 games.
Belgian international Christian Benteke is expected to return to the side after missing out the Capital One Cup match against Bournemouth tie with a knee injury. Daniel Sturridge on the other hand will remain on the sidelines but James Milner will be available again after serving suspension.
Diego Costa on the other hand suffered a rib injury during the defeat at the hands of Stoke and is unlikely to feature. Branislav Ivanovic is likely to miss out due to a hamstring injury whereas Spanish international Pedro is a doubt.
Chelsea vs Liverpool team sheets
Chelsea lineup: Begovic; Zouma, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Mikel, Ramires; Willian, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa
Liverpool lineup: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Lucas, Can, Milner, Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino
Chelsea bench: Amelia, Baba, Matic, Fabregas, Kenedy, Falcao, Remy
Liverpool bench: Bogdan, Lovren, Benteke, Allen, Ibe, Teixeira, Randall
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