Chelsea fullback Ian Maatsen admits Burnley manager Vincent Kompany was good for him last season.

Maatsen helped Burnley win the Championship while on-loan with the Clarets last term.

He recalled to Chelsea's matchday programme: "He was really busy with me, having conversations, long meetings, watching clips.

"He was a coach that really pushed me to the limit. We had really good personal conversations, not just about football but sometimes in life when you want to achieve something, those conversations can help.

'"He always said to me, 'You can win this championship and become Premier League but every year, you have to be better and better. You have to draw a line after this season and ask yourself... what did you improve on and off the pitch?'"

Maatsen also commented on his hopes this season.

“It's a new start, new people – it's good for the club, and for us young players to demand more from each other, and bring Chelsea again to the highest level, winning trophies, playing Champions League, and all that stuff.

'We've got a lot of talent in the squad. It might be the youngest Chelsea team that I've known and it's really good that there's healthy competition.

“Everyone is competing, everyone is ready to go. I just have to put my head in the right place and every day set my standards high, never letting them drop.

Some days will be difficult, of course, because nobody's perfect, but in those days I will try to do the same things that I've always done."