Di Matteo: I’m no dead man walking

Roberto Di Matteo has insisted he does not feel like a dead man walking ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

It was claimed this week that caretaker Blues boss Di Matteo was resigned to being snubbed in his bid to land the manager’s job full-time, regardless of the outcome of next Saturday’s showdown at the Allianz Arena.

Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay yesterday reassured Di Matteo no decision on his future would be made until after that game, but that was immediately followed by reports owner Roman Abramovich was hell-bent on persuading Pep Guardiola to take over this summer.