Steve Bates from The People thinks Chelsea are in a total meltdown state following their horrendous start to the season.

Manager Jose Mourinho blamed several of his players, without naming them, following the 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday and Bates thinks the situation can further escalate for Mourinho.

"By Chelsea standards it's a total meltdown," Bates said on Sky Sports' Sunday Supplement. "They look a team in disarray, the problems seem to piling up and they look unrecognisable to the team who started the season last year.

"If this carries on you could seriously see this situation escalating for Mourinho because this is not what you expect from champions. They need to arrest this decline quickly."