John Obi Mikel is delighted Roberto di Matteo was handed the fulltime job at Chelsea.

There is no doubting the love from Mikel for manager Di Matteo, who brought the midfielder in from the cold last season.

Mikel was delighted to see the Italian handed the reins full-time.

He said: "That's what you want when you work. When you do well, you demand to get a pay rise or you demand a promotion.

"He's done well, so why not give him a go? The lads all love Roberto and hopefully he can stay in the job for as long as he wants.

"It's important that we are stable. It's important that we know the manager.

"With Roberto, we know what he demands, we know what he wants from us and that's exactly what we're going to give him this season."