Avram Grant has admitted that he must win either the Premier League or the Champions League, or lose his job as Chelsea manager in the summer.

Chelsea lie third in the Premier League, eight points behind leaders Arsenal but with two games in hand after the Gunners' draw against Wigan.

However, they still have to face both Arsenal and Manchester United, and have failed to beat any of the other three 'big four' teams under Grant.

And after Saturday's shock FA Cup defeat at Barnsley, the Champions League looks Chelsea's only realistic hope of silverware.

When asked if an empty trophy cabinet would result in his sacking, Grant said: "I will accept it. When I am responsible for the team, and when my team loses at Barnsley, there will be many negative things said about it.

"On the other hand, we have two major competitions left. I am concentrating on them, not other things. But this is a massive disappointment."

Grant's assistant Henk ten Cate said: "One bad run of results and you're out. You just can't afford to lose here. I came to Chelsea because I was looking for peace. I wanted to work at the top level and at the same time I was looking for peace."

Blues striker Nicolas Anelka insisted the players should take responsibility for the defeat.

"We knew it was going to be difficult because [Barnsley] played with their lives and everyone in the dressing room was determined to win this game," he told the club's website.

"Sometimes in football, things go wrong and you have to accept it.

"Barnsley played well and sometimes these results happen. The tactics were right. Chelsea is a big club and we should be better than this.

"The criticism must be about the players because we didn't play well and we have to accept the fact.

"We know the media will be after the manager but you know as players when you played well and we didn't."

Meanwhile, Getafe coach Michael Laudrup has moved to quash speculation suggesting he will take over at Stamford Bridge in the summer.

"I have learned how to live with all kinds of rumours, no matter how silly they are", he told Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet.

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