Roman Abramovich told Chelsea's under-performing players that he didn't want to sack Jose Mourinho during an address at their Cobham training ground on Friday afternoon.
Abramovich was on site to watch Friday morning's session after the champions' departing manager had returned to Cobham to bid farewell to his former charges and thank them for their hard work earlier in the day.
Chelsea owner Abramovich then oversaw the preparations for Saturday's clash with Sunderland at Stamford Bridge, led by Steve Holland and Eddie Newton, and spoke to the players in his native Russian before it was all translated into English.
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