Chelsea U18 manager Jody Morris says the club's fifth consecutive FA Youth Cup title is a result of the hard work put in by the Academy.

The Blues secured their seventh title in nine years with a 7-1 aggregate win over Arsenal in the final.

"There's a lot of work that's gone on at the Academy for years that's enabled us to do this and we're all aware of the feat we've achieved to win it five times in a row," continued Morris.

"It means a huge amount. I understand the history of the competition, I played in it myself as a youth team player and I've watched friends win it.

"We've had some fantastic recent history in it, helped by people like Dermot Drummy who started this period of success, and also supported by people like Ray Wilkins.

"It was only a few rounds back that he texted me after a game to say well done and that shows even people of Ray's era know what the Youth Cup means."