Philippe Coutinho: ‘Klopp gave me a big hug!’

Chelsea suffered their sixth league defeat of the season on Saturday, falling 3-1 to Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, and it is understood that Mourinho’s tenure at Stamford Bridge could be cut short before the global break later this month.

Asked if he could turn around Chelsea’s unravelling season, he said simply: “If they allow us”.

Klopp said: “I can’t believe that England is so impatient!”

“I am punished if I tell you”, he said, as he awaits the outcome of two disciplinary matters. “I don’t read newspapers but everyone tells me: “You want to buy this player, this player, this player'”.

“You try to play from here (pointing to his chest) but you lose your coolness, your flexibility and your fun for the game. We have worked hard but it’s normal if you want to win in Chelsea”, he added.

“But today we were here for three points and not here for changing the situation for Chelsea”. I don’t know what will be there.

However, with just 11 points from 11 league games, Chelsea are languishing down in 15th place in the table, 10 points behind fourth-placed Manchester United.

“We didn’t start like we wanted but after our first goal, in the second half, we controlled the game and deserved to win at Stamford Bridge”.

“I’m not interested in what happened before with Phil. I have spoken to him, yes of course. We had to work hard and that’s what we did”. “We didn’t have the best start”.

Another loss for the Blues means the pressure counts to mount on Mourinho and, of course, the questions are starting to be asked about how safe his job actually is.

Mourinho, who was subject to the first managerial vote of confidence in Roman Abramovich’s 12-year ownership on October 5, will nevertheless be wary of what the future holds under an owner not noted for his tolerance. towards under-performing coaches.

“They made their goal but we stood in the game”. “Then in the second half there were a few crucial moments that the stadium sees, and the players more than saw – they feel it”.