The five anti-Mourinho Chelsea players and supporters

Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport can't get enough of Jose Mourinho and that's been the case since he was manager at Inter Milan. Mourinho is highly thought of in Italy and, should the manager part company with Chelsea, then a return to Inter at some stage would be look to be an attractive option, albeit one which Roberto Mancini currently stands in the way of.

In their 'Extra Time' supplement on Tuesday, Gazzetta dello Sport split Chelsea players into those for and against Mourinho's continuation at the Premier League club. It's likely to be educated guesswork but they've gone to the extent of designing a nice little graphic, which is more than most have been bothered to do. 

The Horsemen of Mourinho's Chelsea Apocalypse are named as Oscar, Nemanja Matic, Radamel Falcao, Cesar Azpilicueta and Branislav Ivanovic. Gazzetta's reasoning is a mixture of form, and how Mourinho has been treating those players.

On the Chelsea manager's side are Thibaut Courtois, Cesc Fabregas, Diego Costa, John Obi Mikel, Ramires, Gary Cahill, John Terry, Kurt Zouma and Asmir Begovic.

We know who would win in a fight, even with the big Serbians apparently against Mourinho.

The Serbian press made a point at the end of the international break of saying that Matic is a very placid character, loyal, and simply not the type to cause trouble, so the perception of him could be wrong. 

Eden Hazard and Willian are among a third group of Chelsea players said to not be too fussed either way. 

Mourinho's pressure steps up to another level

The pressure on Jose Mourinho just stepped up another level with the news that sacked doctor Eva Carneiro is taking legal action against him.

The BBC report that the Chelsea boss is set to become embroiled in the fallout from her exit from the club.

Mourinho is said to be the subject of 'individual legal action' as Carniero sues the Blues for constructive dismissal.

He told Sportsweek: “Let me tell you what I know on the Chelsea story. My information comes from a Chelsea first team player.

"The information was actually passed to me by a football contact.

"Here's a staggering quote. One player said recently, 'I'd rather lose than win for him'.

"Now that last quote may well have been said in the heat of the moment, but it perhaps gives an insight into the mood of some of the players."

I'm not going anywhere - Mourinho

It just keeps getting worse and worse for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea.

Liverpool added to Chelsea’s woes on Saturday by erasing an early deficit and scoring three unanswered goals in a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge. Ramires put the struggling Blues ahead after just four minutes, but a Philippe Coutinho brace and Christian Benteke strike flipped the script and gave the Reds three road points.

Coutinho canceled out the early goal three minutes into first-half stoppage time, and found the back of the net again to put Jurgen Klopp’s men in front in the 74th minute. Benteke, who assisted on Coutinho’s winner, then added an insurance tally in the 83rd to ensure that there would be no comeback from Chelsea.

The defeat was Chelsea’s second in a row, and dropped the club to 15th place in the Premiership table. The Blues have 11 points through 11 matches, and the pressure continues to pile on Mourinho. Liverpool fans even chanted “You’re getting sacked in the morning” after Coutinho’s second tally.

Despite the bookies making him favourite to be the next Premier League boss to be sacked after the home defeat against Liverpool, the Chelsea manager insisted he is staying in his job.

When asked if he thought yesterday's defeat could be his last in charge, he snarled: "No, I don't."

Mourinho also hit back at suggestions that he may have 'lost' the Stamford Bridge dressing room.

He said: "I have no doubts. If you saw some individual performances below a normal level, there were not many. I would say there were, a maximum, a couple.

"Even these ones, they suffered because they are not able to do more. The team is together.”