''Chelsea would be foolish to get rid of the Special One'', Sir Alex Ferguson

Chelsea lost their eighth Premier League game of the season on Saturday and it was probably their most embarrassing yet.

They set a Premier League first by becoming the first Premier League champion to lose to their Championship counterparts – in this case, Bournemouth – on their home ground.

Unsurprisingly, there are a number of reports in Monday's newspapers suggesting Roman Abramovich is coming round to the idea of sacking Jose Mourinho. With every defeat, more and more fans join him.

But former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who himself benefitted from a stay of execution in the early days of his Old Trafford reign, believes Chelsea would be foolish to get rid of the Special One.

In fact, Ferguson absolutely nailed it with his response, telling the Russian oligarch that he can no longer rely on pulling the trigger as quickly as he has done in the past, and can't dismiss 'one of the best coaches of all time' without good reason.

By Alex Martin