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Roman Abramovich still believes in Jose Mourinho and will give him time to turn things around at Chelsea.

That is the view of Blues owner Abramovich's close friend and former Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko.

Mourinho is under huge pressure after the champions' crisis deepened when they lost to Liverpool on Saturday, their sixth league in 11 games.

But Shevchenko said: “Of course (Abramovich is likely to give him time to get things right).

“I think Roman, first of all, has been working already with José. He still believes in him and still believes in his quality, and Jose has won the Premier League the last year, and he is a great manager.

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“Also, the Chelsea fans support him a lot and it means a lot for everyone when you have the support from the club and support from the fans, it's everything for the players and for the manager.”

Abramovich's decision to sign £31m Shevchenko from Milan in 2006 against Mourinho's wishes sparked one of the biggest feuds between the owner and manager before the Special One's shock exit in September 2007.

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But Shevchenko has no ill-feeling towards Mourinho, who returned to Stamford Bridge in 2013, and also backed him to get Chelsea back on track.

He told Marca: “The situation is unusual for Chelsea, of course, but I'm sure that José is a great manager.

“The club is a great club and the players playing for Chelsea are very professional and great athletes.

“I'm sure they will find a way to go through this difficult moment, and finally, get some results.”

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