Cesc Fabregas issued the following statement in regards to reports from Pat Nevin suggested he said he would rather lose than play for Jose Mourinho.

Nevin apologized and withdrew the statement.

"I'm pleased that Pat Nevin and the BBC have now apologised and corrected their comments," wrote Fabregas. "I can reiterate that I had an exceptionally good relationship with Jose Mourinho as I will aim to have with any coach that I play for. The football club is more important than any one player. We have all let the manager and club down this year as a collective unit. We will get this right of that I am sure. With all your help we can put this period behind us and make @chelseafc great again."