Mourinho given green light to field weakened team against Liverpool

According to reports, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, has been given the go-ahead to field a weakened side against Liverpool on Sunday.
After the 0-0 draw against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie, Mourinho hinted that he might have to rest his top players at Anfield, ahead of the second leg of the encounter next Wednesday.
That means that the Blues might start the title-determining match with goalkeeper Hilario and youngsters like Tomas Kalas and Nathan Ake. Chelsea will not be breaking Premier League rules, if they pick from their first-team squad, even if Mourinho decides to change the entire starting 11.

After the match at the Vicente Calderon, the Portuguese tactician said he “would play with the players who are not going to play Wednesday” before adding: “I’m not the most important person in the club. That is Roman and the board. Everybody is above me. I work for them and have to follow what my club decides.”

Chelsea are five points behind Liverpool, with Manchester City just a point behind them, hence Mourinho’s argument that the Champions League offers a better chance of silverware.