Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has called on referees to protect star man Eden Hazard. Mourinho believes that unless the referees start to take action, his prize asset could leave the Premier League.

"People [are] in love with football in this country; people must be in love with Eden Hazard," Mourinho said.

"The way, match after match, he's being punished by opponents and he's not being protected by referees, maybe one day we won't have Eden Hazard.

"It's one, two, three, four, five, 10 aggressive fouls against him. They kick and kick and kick, and the kid resists.

"He's a very honest guy in the way he plays, but that's another problem."