Glenn Hoddle makes Liam Rosenior sack claim after Chelsea defeat to Man Utd | Football

Glenn Hoddle believes Chelsea will not sack Liam Rosenior and will keep him as manager for the start of next season.

Chelsea suffered their fourth Premier League defeat in a row on Saturday night as Manchester United sealed a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.

The result leaves Chelsea sixth in the Premier League and they will be seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool if they beat Everton in the Merseyside derby on Sunday.

Rosenior replaced Enzo Maresca as manager in January but the 41-year-old is already facing calls from some Chelsea supporters to be sacked.

Hoddle, however, feels his former club will keep their faith in Rosenior over the summer but warns a change will be made if a poor start is made next season.

‘They’re in a really sticky position,’ Hoddle told Premier League Productions.

‘For me, for Liam to stay in that job now until the end of the season, I think they’ll give him that opportunity but he’s got to finish on a high note, he’s got to get some wins under his belt.

‘The reason they brought him in is he’s a young manager, he’s part of their project, if you like, if you want to use that word, and I think they’ll give him that chance.

‘But he’s going to have to start winning, even if he doesn’t get in the Champions League, they’re in the FA Cup semi-final so they could actually win a trophy still.

‘I think they’ll stay with him and give him a pre-season and I think they’ll start with him but he’s going to have to start next season in a positive way, if not, I think then he could be on a bit of dodgy ground.’

Speaking after Chelsea’s defeat, Rosenior admitted he was unsure about the consequences of missing out on Champions League football for next season.

‘The honest answer is I don’t know. The honest answer is we’re still fighting and we’ll address that situation at the end of the season, whatever the situation is,’ Rosenior said.

‘In terms of the game tonight, it’s a really, really difficult one to take because people don’t want to hear me say how well we played and didn’t win the game. We’re here to win.

‘There are many elements actually that the process of underlying things that we’re looking into that suggest that if you stay in this process we will win games of football. It doesn’t look like it at the moment but the reality is Manchester United have come in, had one shot, won a goal against 10 men and won a game 1-0 which should be pretty much impossible.’

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