Jose Mourinho would prefer that Chelsea did not receive a guard of honour from Liverpool when the two sides meet on May 10.
A win for Chelsea against Crystal Palace on Sunday would clinch the Premier League title, and their next match as champions would be at home to Liverpool a week later.
It has become tradition for the opponents to form a prematch guard of honour, applauding the newly crowned champions as they walk onto the pitch.
"I don't like the guard of honour," Mourinho said. "If it's tradition, that's no problem for me [but] you can show respect for the winner in many different ways.
"If some of them don't want to be there and they are there just because somebody tells them to be there, maybe it's a bit artificial."
Meanwhile, Mourinho has hit back at the critics who suggested Chelsea bought the title during his first spell at the club.
The Blues need three more points from four games to be crowned champions for a fourth time in 11 seasons, but first in five years.
The first two successes came in Mourinho's first spell -- in 2004-05, when Chelsea won the championship for a first time in 50 years, and 2005-06 -- when owner Roman Abramovich's millions bank-rolled the triumphs.
Despite Abramovich's continued presence and support, the Portuguese has spoken of Chelsea's wish to abide by UEFA's financial fair play regulations during his second spell, with most player purchases funded by sales.
Mourinho said: "I want this one a lot and I think in the moment we clinch the title I will be much more happy for them than for myself.
"Now it's a great feeling because it's my club, because of the league, because of the difference in the league.
"We are not any more the rich club. We are a top club, a club that lives with the work that every one does."
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.