Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has claimed he would rather "kill" a disrespectful player than lose the respect of an entire dressing room.

"From my experience as a footballer, I think this is the right way to manage a changing room," Conte told Arsenal legend and former Juventus teammate Thierry Henry during a Sky Sports interview.

"I think that when I start a season, I speak with my players and I always talk about education and respect. I demand this, but I give this. And if someone does not have a good attitude during the training session, or good behaviour in a different circumstances, I prefer to kill him than have 22 players.

"Because I repeat, from my experience as a footballer, if a manager closes his eyes, he does not want to see the bad situation and he loses the changing room."