When Antonio Conte was told to stop running so much in training and sent to the changing room by Juventus manager Giovanni Trapattoni, it irritated the then-midfielder.
More than two decades on, Conte daren’t do that to N’Golo Kante, the Chelsea roadrunner who will go up against Manchester United in the FA Cup on Monday.
As far as Chelsea’s manager is concerned, he and the 25-year-old share more than similar names.
Conte sees Kante as a better version of himself from his playing career.