​Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea fans need to lay off their derogatory chants aimed at Steven Gerrard as he 'deserves respect' ahead of their Monday night Capital One Cup clas.





The Liverpool captain infamously slipped last season in a crucial tie against Chelsea, gifting the Blues a massive goal that Mourinho conceded 'gave City the title.'





But now, Mourinho has called on Chelsea fans to end their chanting of "Gerrard he slipped on his f***** a** and gave it to Demba Ba"





"Gerrard is an historical player for Liverpool, an historical player for the Premier League," said Mourinho.





"He is an opponent that I always admired and respect.





"There is a song that my fans have about him that I don't like at all. A couple of times it's good fun, but to go and go and go, especially when a player like him deserves respect - we don't need that.





"We have so many other songs that we don't need that one, and I love these quotes when he was saying that in this life he would never score against Liverpool. I love these words."





The Portuguese manager attempted to bring Gerrard to Stamford Bridge in his first term guiding the London outfit to no avail.





"I understand why he was almost, almost, almost coming to Chelsea and he didn't and I respect that a lot," he said.





"I was dreaming of having Claude Makelele, Gerrard and Frank Lampard in midfield.





"We were playing in an open triangle without a No10, we were playing with Claude in front of the defenders and me and Mr Abramovich were dreaming of that.





"We did everything to try. It was almost there. The decision for me was proven right because he will always be a Red forever."