▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁former ▁Liverpool ▁manager ▁Rafael ▁Ben í te z ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁inter im ▁manager ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁His ▁first ▁act ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure ▁was ▁to ▁name ▁Dutch man ▁Bou de w ijn ▁Z enden , ▁a ▁former ▁Ch else a ▁mid f iel der ▁who ▁had ▁played ▁under ▁him ▁at ▁Liverpool , ▁as ▁his ▁assistant . ▁ ▁Ch else a ▁mid f iel der ▁John ▁Ob i ▁Mik el ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁mis con duct ▁by ▁the ▁FA ▁after ▁his ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁ra cial ▁ab use ▁against ▁ref eree ▁Mark ▁Cl atten burg ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁fi xture ▁against ▁Manchester ▁United ▁were ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁bas eless . ▁Mik el ▁later ▁received ▁a ▁three - match ▁ban ▁and ▁a ▁£ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fine ▁as ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁his ▁behaviour ▁after ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁Manchester ▁United ▁in ▁October . ▁Ben í te z ' s ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁charge ▁was ▁a ▁go all ess ▁draw ▁with ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁Premier ▁League ▁w inners ▁Manchester ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November . ▁Despite ▁not ▁scoring , ▁Ch else a ▁kept ▁their ▁first ▁clean ▁sheet ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September . ▁The ▁club ' s ▁next ▁game , ▁a ▁West ▁London ▁Derby ▁against ▁Ful ham , ▁again ▁ended ▁ 0 – 0 , ▁leaving ▁Ch else a ▁seven ▁points ▁off ▁the ▁top