Former Chelsea football chief Michael Emenalo is adamant manager Antonio Conte's job is safe.

Emenalo left the Blues last month to take up a new position at Monaco after spending 10 years working alongside owner Roman Abramovich.

“Chelsea are very lucky," he told talkSPORT.

“Every year we seemed to find some very good people to manage or coach that club and I think in Antonio Conte they have one of the best three coaches in the world.

“I think that he enjoys a lot of respect at the senior level, the board level and the ownership level of the club, so there should be no worries at all.

“It is true that I have a very good personal relationship with him, I love his work, I love his passion, I love his ideas.

“But I think he'll be just fine.

“He is surrounded by a lot of competent assistants, those he brought with him and those who were already at the club, and their recent results just show they will keep going on stronger and stronger."