Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari sees their current injury crisis as a coaching challenge.

Scolari has had to throw the likes of Michael Mancienne (20), Scott Sinclair (19), Miroslav Stoch (19 tomorrow) and Rhys Taylor (18) into the squad. But Scolari insisted: "I'm not angry about that. I'm happy because what happened makes this a test for me.

"I need to improve as a coach, to motivate some players. It is a test for me. To make sure the players who might not normally get a chance play well for me.

"I have to raise them. It's good for my career, to keep improving."