Benitez: No row with players

Chelsea interim manager Rafa Benitez has dismissed reports of a bust-up with his players — insisting it was business as usual ahead of tonight’s FA Cup fifth-round tie at Middlesbrough.

Reports have emerged of a heated exchange between Benitez and the Blues squad, led by captain John Terry, in the wake of their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Manchester City.

However, the Spaniard maintained there were no issues with any of his senior men as they look to secure a positive end to the season.