Tino Anjorin admits having former youth coaches Joe Edwards and Jody Morris as part of manager Frank Lampard's staff has been a huge boost.

Anjorin made his debut in victory over Everton last week.

Edwards has worked with the Poole-born youngster from his pre-teen years, while Morris oversaw his integration into the full-time youth team programme back in 2017/18.

"They demand so much more of you," Anjorin told chelsreafc.com of working with the pair. "You couldn't have days when you stroll around. If you didn't train hard, you didn't play.

"They prepared you for the mentality of first team football. It can be brutal but it helps massively. With Jody and Joe being there now, it makes it still have that academy feeling. It doesn't feel like a first team and an academy, it feels like one club.

"I'm always pushing to do more, to be better and try to expand my game. I want to feel ready and be the best I can be. I just need to keep working. I want to try and make a statement to Frank, Jody and Joe, and show I belong there."