Jose Mourinho Insists Eva Carneiro Will Not Officiate Against Manchester City

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that team doctor Eva Carneiro and head physiotherapist Jon Fearn would not be on the bench when the Blues face Manchester City on Sunday.

Mourinho explained that the welfare of the team rests on his shoulder and he has decided to exclude both doctors from the officials to sit on the bench for the City game, though he was not clear on what would happen after the game.

The 52-year old manager could not contain his anger after Carneiro and Fearn ran on to treat Eden Hazard during last weekend's 2-2 draw with Swansea City, which temporarily left Chelsea with nine players due to Thibaut Courtois's earlier dismissal.

"Jon Fearn and Dr Carneiro will not be on the bench, but it doesn't mean Sunday is the rest of our season or our careers," Mourinho told journalists at his weekly press conference.

"They won't be on the bench on Sunday. That's clear, it's my decision, my responsibility, but it doesn't mean they won't be in the future."

Mourinho did not disclose why Carneiro and Fearn had been sidelined for the trip to the Etihad Stadium, but said that he had a "very, very good relationship" with his medical department.

Speaking after the Swansea game, Mourinho said that Carneiro and Fearn had been "impulsive and naive" by going on to treat Hazard and said their behaviour showed that they did not "understand the game".

His conduct has been criticised by several groups representing medical professionals working in English football, including the Premier League Doctors' Group and the Football Medical Association. Supersport