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‘I’m not worried about my job,’ insists Mourinho ahead of crunch Chelsea-Liverpool clash

Boss says he is focused only on beating Reds

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Jose Mourinho wonders why people are 'excited' about him getting sacked. Photo: Reuters

Jose Mourinho claims he isn’t concerned about his future as Chelsea manager even if the rest of the football world is “excited” that he could be in danger of the sack.

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Mourinho was given a vote of confidence by Blues owner Roman Abramovich earlier this month after Chelsea made a spluttering start to their defence of the Premier League title.

That came less than two months after Mourinho had signed a contract extension until June 2019.

But Chelsea have won one game since and sit 15th in the table with five defeats in 10 games ahead of Saturday’s match with Liverpool, prompting suggestions he could be dismissed if results don’t improve immediately.

I don’t spend one second of my day thinking about it
Jose Mourinho

Yet Mourinho is unfazed by the sacking speculation and questioned why people are so keen to talk up his prospects of being axed.

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