Olympique Lyon striker Bertrand Traore believes he'd still be a Chelsea player if Jose Mourinho had remained in charge.

The Manchester United manager was sacked by Chelsea midway through the season two years ago.

Traore, who was sold by Chelsea to OL this summer, revealed: "It was thanks to José Mourinho that I achieved all this.

"He pulled me out of the training center, made me play matches in Chelsea's first team. It was he who offered me my first professional contract.

"He had a plan for me, but when Chelsea did not perform well, José Mourinho left..."