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More touches, more chances, more freedom: Sarri showing Mourinho how to get the best out of Hazard

The Chelsea star has been flourishing under the Italian at Stamford Bridge after being given more freedom to express his talents

Eden Hazard’s claim that he would work under his former manager Jose Mourinho again was not the most likely story in the build-up to Chelsea’s game against their former manager on Saturday.

The Belgian's Premier League career has been a steady progression towards his current status as one of the world’s best players, with one major derailment: the 2015-16 season under Mourinho, which saw the manager responsible for 50 per cent of the club’s league titles sacked by that same club for the second time.