Antonio Conte has claimed Chelsea will not find a manager who is better at improving his players, but admitted he is a “disaster” at persuading clubs to sign his transfer targets.

Head coach Conte has also provided Luis Enrique with a glowing reference, even though the former Barcelona manager has been tipped to replace him at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea insist they have not discussed sacking Conte and have not held talks with any potential successors.

Despite the fact Chelsea are looking to bounce back from successive defeats to Bournemouth and Watford against West Bromwich Albion, Conte prepared for Monday night’s game with the joint highest win percentage of any manager in Premier League history.

Ahead of this round of games, Conte and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola both had a win percentage of 70.3, and Conte outlined exactly what he is good – and bad – at.

Asked if anyone could do a better job than him, Conte replied: “I don't know. Usually? Usually in my experience, I think I reached the best results possible with the players that I have to work with.