CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho says his team have had to work hard to win their recent clashes at Stamford Bridge and joked he wouldn't mind a helping hand against Liverpool this weekend.

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho [GETTY]

Mourinho has repeatedly bemoaned the shortcomings of his strikers this season and would love someone as prolific as Suarez.
The Uruguayan has netted 19 goals in 13 Premier League games; Fernando Torres, Samuel Eto'o and Demba Ba have scored five times between them.
Mourinho gave nothing away on how Chelsea would attempt to stop Suarez, but joked he hoped the former Ajax man would not be available to play at Stamford Bridge.
"Maybe Suarez (against Manchester City) got a little injury," Mourinho said.
"I'm not asking for a big injury. A little injury to stop him playing for four days."
"Every game is hard. The difference is some teams are bigger. Bigger name, bigger impact: Man City-Liverpool, Chelsea-Liverpool, Chelsea-Arsenal.

 
                                  Luis Saurez has been in blistering form for Liverpool [GETTY]

“The last two matches we played (at home), Swansea and Crystal Palace: 1-0, 2-1”

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho

"But every game is difficult. The last two matches we played (at home), Swansea and Crystal Palace: 1-0, 2-1. You have to give everything to win matches."
Mourinho enjoyed a famous rivalry with Rafael Benitez in this fixture during his first spell in charge of Chelsea, and with the incident between Suarez and Blues defender Branislav Ivanovic still fresh, it could prove to be another heated encounter