Burnley midfielder Jack Cork has recalled breaking through at Chelsea.

The boyhood Chelsea fan was often seen around the touchline at Stamford Bridge, fulfilling his ball-boy duties as a promising member of the club's academy. Cork would go on to captain the club at youth and reserve level, but that chance to emulate the players he'd sat just feet away from as a child never materialised.

He told Sky Sports: "I couldn't have been at a better club for all the opportunities Chelsea gave me. The clubs I got sent on loan to were unbelievable and I probably wouldn't have got those opportunities if I was at a club lower in the league or that wasn't as fashionable at the time.

"That side of it was unbelievable, I couldn't recommend it any more to young players coming through. There are opportunities available there if you don't make it through to that first team. Going on loan was something I loved doing, it changed who I was as a person and a player."