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29th October 2015
10:53am GMT

Rodgers spent time at Chelsea during Mourinho's first spell at the club, coaching the youth and reserve teams before leaving to take his first managerial job at Watford in 2008.
It may be a case of Blues owner Roman Abramovich looking to stick with familiar faces, as he did with Roberto Di Matteo in the past, with the odds on the Northern Irishman taking the reins at Stamford Bridge being slashed.
Rodgers is now 7/1 for the job with selected bookmakers, having been as long as 20/1, with reports suggesting he would be put in charge on an interim basis.
And ironically, Mourinho's fate could be sealed by a defeat against Rodgers' former club Liverpool.Explore more on these topics: