Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen has paid tribute to former technical director Michael Emenalo.

Emenalo left earlier this season for AS Monaco.

Christensen told the London Evening Standard: "People from the outside don't always see the whole picture.

"For me he did a great job. Sometimes it is easy to say things when you don't know what's going on.

"He was the first one at Chelsea to insist that I signed here. After I joined, he always said his office door was open to me.

"If he could see I was concerned about something he'd reassure me, just by saying simple things like 'don't worry, the manager can see what you're capable of, just keep doing what you're doing'.

"Those statements helped me keep my head held up high, to keep looking forward and ready for what might happen."