With the pressure mounting on Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho following the defending champions poor start to the campaign, the club have released a statement giving their backing to the Portuguese manager.

"The club wants to make it clear that Jose continues to have our full support," it says.

"As Jose has said himself, results have not been good enough and the team's performances must improve. However, we believe that we have the right manager to turn this season around and that he has the squad with which to do it."