Jose Mourinho has been offered a three-year extension worth 5.2 million pounds a year
The omens are good for a Chelsea side heading into Christmas top of the Premier League tree but manager Jose Mourinho does not want to give title rivals Manchester City any reason to cheer over the festive season. Check out the big games on Boxing Day.
Liverpool's Juergen Klopp has been named Premier League manager of the month after leading the club to three consecutive wins in September, the first time the German has won the award.
The 28-year-old Portugal midfielder joined the English Champions until the end of the season.
'I start my 60th with these marvellous messages that you've all sent me. Thank you.'
Chelsea's Brazil left back Filipe Luis is poised to return to Atletico Madrid after one season at Chelsea where he failed to hold down a regular first team place, Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said.
League leaders Chelsea and Liverpool however won their matches in the Premier League.
Manchester United would be better off having midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger in the side, Manchester City's Ilkay Guendogan has said of his fellow German, who remains unlikely to figure in manager Jose Mourinho's plans. After making 18 Premier League appearances last season, 32-year-old Schweinsteiger has failed to turn out for United since the Portuguese coach replaced Louis van Gaal in the close season.
Manchester United must avoid a repeat of last month's performance in order to revive their Premier League campaign after the international break, midfielder Ander Herrera has said. United kicked off their league campaign with three straight wins under manager Jose Mourinho, but slumped to back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Watford, having lost to Dutch side Feyenoord in their opening Europa League game.
Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 while Arsenal easily got the better of Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in Saturday's EPL matches.
Chelsea begin their bid to become only the fifth team in 119 years to win a third successive English league title this weekend.
England left back Ashley Cole will miss Friday's World Cup qualifier against Montenegro with a rib injury and will be replaced in the squad by Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs, the FA said on Monday.
United are bigger than any one man and the decision to send Mourinho packing drives home that philosophy to players, fans and opponents.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho rejected suggestions that he would be interested in managing England.
Arsenal haven't lost to Chelsea in the league since September 1995.
Jose Mourinho gave Ricardo Carvalho a dressing down for publicly complaining of being left out of the team's first two games
'I think that if they speak with another manager, they would tell me because our relationship is like that'
Defending champions Chelsea were lucky to win 1-0 against Wigan Athletic after turning in an uninspiring show
Everton yet to receive clarification after City game postponed: Ancelotti
