Jose Mourinho mocks Graeme Le Saux for fearing terror attacks during his time at Chelsea

The Chelsea boss mocked Le Saux as he explained how none of his current squad refused to travel to Israel for tomorrow night's Champions League game against Maccabi Tel Aviv, despite current tension surrounding the threat of terrorist attacks.

Le Saux was one of six players - William Gallas, Marcel Desailly, Albert Ferrer, Emmanuel Pettit and Eidur Gudjohnsen - who a month after 9/11 in 2001 stayed at home rather than play against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the UEFA Cup.

Mourinho said: "I didn't have a single problem within the squad. I didn't have a Graeme Le Saux.

"I had everybody without fears, wanting to come. I had even a player whose wife is maybe going to have a baby tomorrow or the next day - but he's here, focusing on what he can do."

"Obviously it's not the same to play in Israel as it is in Stoke or Newcastle. But I got from them a sense of responsibility. Of course everybody has come. Nobody has even tried not to come.

"We're here focusing on getting a result. We need that for our happiness, our pride, and the people who support us."