UK Back Pages: Jose Mourinho Says He Won't Be Axed Even If Chelsea Are Mid-Table

Jose Mourinho is so confident of his future at Chelsea that he told journalists he'd keep his job even if the club finished the season in mid-table.

The Blues boss is thought to be under pressure after a shocking start to the campaign—but insists that he has the support of Roman Abramovich, the club chairman, even if things don't pick up straight away.

The Sun and the Daily Star both splash that line on their back pages:

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Saturday's Sun back page: Rom won't sack me #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #cfc pic.twitter.com/4AG44BqhGH

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) October 16, 2015"

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Saturday's Daily Star back page: Rooney on red alert #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/CuT9lWiBQ4

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) October 16, 2015"

It's not the only story that has a prominent spot in the papers, however. The Sun also pick up Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood's complaints about the players sold over the summer, while the Star focuses on Louis van Gaal suggesting to Wayne Rooney that it's time to address his scoring record (particularly against Everton, but many would argue in general).

Manchester United rebounding from the Arsenal defeat appears elsewhere—in the Daily Mirror, Van Gaal talking about the chef is on the menu:

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Saturday's Daily Mirror back page: Blame the Chef #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/PTHGOYqp72

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) October 16, 2015"

Elsewhere, the Daily Mail concentrate on the story that FIFA are investigating possible corruption in Germany winning the right to host the 2006 World Cup:

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Saturday's Daily Mail back page: Germans in dock #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/XTsr5ox02y

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) October 16, 2015"

The Times also goes that route, though it leads with a picture of England captain Alastair Cook after a record-breaking innings against Pakistan:

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Saturday's Times Sport: The longest innings ends on sour note #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/1yBKkRH9JS

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) October 16, 2015"

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