Liverpool legend Graeme Souness has declared that the new Chelsea owners will regret their decision to sack Thomas Tuchel.

Tuchel had been in charge of Chelsea for 20 months, but the German was axed few games into the new season.

Tuchel helped Chelsea overcome a bad spell and would go on to win the Champions League in his first year at the club.

For Souness, it was a poor decision to sack the German.

Discussing Tuchel’s departure from Stamford Bridge, Souness told talkSPORT: “I liked him. When a new owner comes in, you are vulnerable as a manager. He will have his own ideas.

“With the new group that came in, not having any history in football meant they were on dangerous ground.

“Petr Cech goes, Bruce Buck goes, and Marina Granovskaia goes, I think that was not a good sign for the Chelsea supporters.

‘They spent a lot of money willy nilly, which is what [former manager] Bob Paisley used to say to us when people weren’t positively sure.

“They got rid of the wrong man. I would have kept him. I don’t believe the stories coming out of Chelsea are anywhere near the full picture.

“I think the PR at Chelsea have done a number on Tuchel to paint the new owners in a good light.

“I don’t feel sorry for Tuchel because at the end of the day he’s a big boy and took a job at a big football club. The pressure is on from day one.

“But I think Chelsea will rue that decision.”