Jose Mourinho will be on touchline for Chelsea’s clash with Liverpool even if he accepts misconduct charge

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Chelsea manager must wait until a three-member disciplinary commission sits to decide on charge which might not be until early November.

Jose Mourinho will be on the touchline for Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Liverpool this weekend, even if he accepts a misconduct charge on Thursday for allegedly verbally abusing referee Jon Moss during the 2-1 defeat at West Ham last Saturday.

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Mourinho has until 6pm on Thursday to respond to the charge, which is unrelated to the £50,000 fine and suspended stadium ban he received for publicly criticising referee Robert Madley by claiming referees are ‘afraid to give Chelsea decisions’ following the home defeat against Southampton earlier this month.

But with the Football Association regarding Mourinho’s latest brush with authority as a ‘non-standard’ case, the Portuguese must wait until a three-member disciplinary commission sits to decide on the charge and any potential punishment.

And with no fast-track policy in place for non-standard cases, it is understood that Mourinho could be forced to wait until mid-November before discovering his fate,

With Chelsea in Champions League action against Dynamo Kiev at Stamford Bridge next Wednesday, the earliest likely date for a hearing would be the following day – Thursday 5 November – and Mourinho could face anything from a fine to a lengthy stadium ban should the commission uphold the charge.

Mourinho is facing his latest charge after allegedly confronting referee Moss and berating the official during the half-time interval at Upton Park, moments after the dismissal of midfielder Nemanja Matic for two yellow cards and coach Silvino Louro for his reaction to that decision.

Chelsea face Liverpool at Stamford Bridge this weekend after suffering nine defeats, including the Community Shield loss to Arsenal, in all competitions this season.

And if Chelsea suffer a 10th defeat against Jurgen Klopp’s team which sees Mourinho lose his job as manager, any FA punishment for the Moss incident will be applied whenever, and wherever, he returns to management, with Fifa likely to be asked ensure the sanction is upheld worldwide.

source:telegraph.co.uk