Yury Zhirkov is delighted to be now seeing action for Chelsea.

The former CSKA Moscow man has enjoyed a growing involvement in recent weeks, shaking off the knee problem that held him back after his July transfer and displaying glimpses of his ability as an energetic and skilful wide player, equally comfortable on the front or back foot.

"I am extremely happy. After the transfer there was an injury so I am very happy now to be able to play. For about one month I was out of training and it was hard psychologically. It wasn't fun," he told chelseafc.com.