Benitez facing sack after blasting Chelsea fans, Abramovich

Interim manager Rafael Benitez is facing the sack after he slammed Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich of undermining his credentials, and the Spaniard also blasted club fans for putting his players under unnecessary pressure in a sensational outburst on Wednesday.

Benitez boss vowed to leave his post at the end of the season and also launched a scathing attack on the Chelsea supporters who have plagued his reign with chants and banners against him, the Daily Mirror reports.

In an amazing outburst Benitez turned his fury on the Russian, saying he did not know he was being given the title interim manager when he accepted the job, and admitted it had undermined his tenure saying it was a massive mistake

Senior Chelsea officials have reacted strongly to Benitez's comments, claiming the former Liverpool manager has gone mad

Ranting Rafa unleashed a devastating fight-back saying he'd been shown a lack of respect since becoming Chelsea boss despite 26 years in football and winning nine trophies as a club manager.

Benitez' outburst could trigger Abramovich to act swiftly and get rid of his manager before the end of the season despite setting up an FA Cup quarter final against Manchester United after a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough last night

They could turn to former boss Avram Grant as another interim appointment until the end of the season, the paper reported

The Spaniard let rip for 13 minutes in his post hardly breaking flow as he accused a section of Blues fans of undermining the players' efforts to qualify for the Champions' League next season.