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John Obi Mikel reveals Jose Mourinho once left Mohamed Salah in TEARS by ripping into the ex-Chelsea star during a 'bad game' and hooking him at half time... as the Blues hero admits he never expected him to go on and become one of the world's top players

Jose Mourinho once left Mohamed Salah in tears at Chelsea after berating the Egyptian over a poor performance and taking him off at half time, claims John Obi Mikel.

Salah spent two-and-a-half years with the Blues after completing an £11million move from Basel in January 2014, yet the majority of that time was spent out on loan after a difficult first half-season under Mourinho.

Despite getting on the scoresheet twice in his first five league appearances, the now-Liverpool star produced a string of below-par displays and therefore fell out of favour, meaning he was sent out on loan to Fiorentina and Roma for the final two years of his stint in west London.