The Blues have picked up 11 points from
the first 10 matches of their title defence
and suffered a midweek penalty shoot-out
defeat to Stoke City in the League Cup, a
competition they won last season.
Chelsea, who sit 15th in the BPL, have won
one of their last seven matches in all
competitions but Mourinho feels his team
can take heart from their performance at
the Britannia Stadium.
"It's difficult - but it's more difficult when
you play very badly and lose, than playing
well and losing," the former Real Madrid
boss said.
"They go home with sadness but with a
positive feeling. How can [Eden] Hazard, or
Oscar, or [John-Obi] Mikel, or John Terry, to
say some names - I could say everyone -
how can they go home with a lack of
confidence?
"They played well, they didn't make many
mistakes. They participated in the game a
lot."
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp heads
into Saturday's match riding the crest of
the wave of positivity surrounding his
appointment at Anfield.
Klopp oversaw his first win in charge of
Liverpool on Wednesday, a 1-0 League Cup
victory over AFC Bournemouth, following
three successive draws since replacing
Brendan Rodgers at Anfield.
And the German was thrilled to finally get
off the mark.
"I feel much better than after a draw,"
Klopp said. "But I don't think the other
games were so much worse than today -
of course, the result is the biggest
difference and we did well tonight.
"I saw minute by minute we were better
in the game, we closed the spaces better
and the whole 90 minutes we played
football and created our chances.
"We didn't have any real experience
together, so I'm really satisfied - the boys
did really well."
Christian Benteke missed the AFC
Bournemouth tie with a knee problem,
but Klopp expects the Belgian - who came
off the bench to score the opener in
Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Southampton
last week - to be fit for Saturday.
Daniel Sturridge continues to struggle
with a knee injury of his own and remains
doubtful, but James Milner is available
after suspension.
Mourinho also faces a headache up front,
with Diego Costa suffering a rib injury at
Stoke, leaving the Spain frontman's status
for the weekend in question.
Branislav Ivanovic (hamstring) is likely to
miss out for Chelsea, while Pedro (knock)
is also a doubt.
Chelsea (from): Amelia, Begovic, Blackman,
Azpilicueta, Cahill, Djilobodji, Ivanovic,
Rahman, Terry, Zouma, Fabregas, Hazard,
Loftus-Cheek, Matic, Mikel, Oscar, Ramires,
Traore, Willian, Costa, Falcao, Kenedy,
Pedro, Remy.
Liverpool (from): Bogdan, Mignolet, Clyne,
Jose Enrique, Lovren, Moreno, Sakho,
Skrtel, Allen, Can, Coutinho, Ibe, Lallana,
Lucas, Milner, Teixeira, Benteke, Firmino,
Origi, Sturridge.
Match Appointments
Referee: Mark Clattenburg Assistants: S
Long, S Beck Fourth Official: L Mason
Match Facts
- Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six
Barclays Premier League meetings with
Liverpool, winning three and drawing
three.
- The Blues have won one of their last
five home league matches with Liverpool
(D2 L2), although are they unbeaten in the
last three (W1 D2).
- Chelsea have lost two of their last four
BPL home matches after going unbeaten
in the previous 21 (W15 D6).
- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last five
league outings (W1 D4), their longest
unbeaten spell since March (13 matches
unbeaten).
- Jose Mourinho has lost six of his last
12 BPL matches; immediately before that
run, he had lost six in 64 in the
competition.
- Liverpool are without a win on their
last five league trips to London, losing two
and drawing the last three.
- Mourinho has only one of his previous
four meetings with Jurgen Klopp, all in the
2012/13 UEFA Champions League (D1 L2),
including the semi-final where Borussia
Dortmund beat Real Madrid 4-3 on
aggregate.

What's the time please?

1:30 Nigerian time...

Mourinho's fate has been decided already. if e like make he win

CHEL 2-0 LIVERPOOL

daGUVNOR:
1:30 Nigerian time...

Mourinho's fate has been decided already. if e like make he win

na you decide him fate? Jose aint going no where. Stop spreading shit like you know something. Nigga you knows nothing.

0:0

Chelsea will win today's game by 3:1
nb: Chelsea has 11 points n nt 13.

Chelsea is going down...up liverpool

Op, they picked up 11 points from 10 games, not 13 points.

Cc: alkines

Modify pls

Etinosajay:
Op, they picked up 11 points from 10 games, not 13 points.

Cc: alkines

Modify pls

Thanks bro.........

beinstein:
What's the time please?

1:45

ok

MOURINHO NOW WANTS TO BE KNOWN AS "THE GENEROUS ONE"

1-1 or 3-3 but a draw is certain.