Roman Abramovich would be foolish to axe Jose Mourinho, warns Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson believes it would be foolish for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to sack manager Jose Mourinho and backed the Portuguese to turn things around at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho has seen his position put back in the spotlight following Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to Bournemouth. He accepted after that loss that the defending Premier League champions now face a battle to finish in the top four, with the Blues in 14th place and just three points clear of the relegation zone.

Mourinho signed a four-year deal until June 2019 in August and received a vote of confidence from Abramovich on October 5, but the team have so far failed to deliver on a couple of promising performances with four wins and five losses in 11 games since.