Jose Mourinho under threat as Roman Abramovich leads talks over manager's future

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has held talks over Jose Mourinho's future

JOSE MOURINHO'S future has been discussed by the Chelsea hierarchy, according to reports.

BBC Sport report Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has led talks on Mourinho's position at the club in the past 24 hours.
Mourinho is under intense pressure after his side's 2-1 defeat to Leicester on Monday.
The Blues are putting up a shocking Premier League title defence and sit in 16th place just a point above the relegation zone.

And Mourinho could be about to lose his job, having been made the bookmakers' favourite to be the next top-flight boss to be sacked.
It has been claimed Mourinho's position was part of a wider discussion between Chelsea chiefs about how to turn their season around, but it is not yet clear whether he will still be in charge against Sunderland on Saturday.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas believes the players must take their share of the blame for the problems this season.

"We all have to take responsibility," he said. "If you are a big player and you are paid like a big player, you must play like a big player and behave like a big player.
"I am not saying you can't have a bad season and bad games. We all have - big players and small players. But the attitude has to always be spot on. We must always be at the top of our games, and the behaviour has to be better than what we are seeing right now from every single Chelsea player.

Mourinho's Chelsea are putting up a feeble Premier League title defence

"We can bounce back, 100 per cent. There is enough time to achieve it, but we must start now. It is up to us.

"We cannot win the Premier League right now, but come on, we all have to do better.

"Right now is not the time to think of where we might finish, we've been saying it nearly all season.

"I just think I want to beat Sunderland, play my best and that's it. Right now, no one is easy as it shows. We've put ourselves in this position so we have to now prove - we really, really, really have to now start winning."