Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said the Premier League champions do not miss Petr Cech as backup goalkeeper Asmir Begovic prepares to make his starting debut.

Cech ended his 11-year association with Chelsea by joining London rival Arsenal after being consigned to a bench role behind Thibaut Courtois at Stamford Bridge last season.

Begovic was recruited to fill the void left by Cech and the Bosnia-Herzegovina international is set to be thrust into action against Manchester City following Courtois' red card during Chelsea's 2-2 draw at home to Swansea City on Saturday.

And Mourinho has complete faith in Begovic in the absence of Chelsea's regular No. 1.

"We don't miss Petr," Mourinho said. "We've got a good keeper. The problem with Petr is not that we miss him because we have two excellent keepers. The problem with Petr is that an opponent is better than before.

"Thibaut and Asmir are two fantastic keepers. My club did very well by getting a keeper on time and not on Aug. 31. If my club gives me a keeper on Aug. 31, then we have a problem not just for today but also for the next match — unless the people understand that it's not a red card and they clear the suspension."