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Drogba pays tribute to triumphant Chelsea youth team

Didier Drogba took to social media to praise the Chelsea U18 side after their FA Youth Cup triumph.

The young Blues defeated Manchester City 2-1 in the second leg at Stamford Bridge on Monday night to win 5-2 on aggregate, making it two FA Youth Cups in a row.

Goals from Izzy Brown and Tammy Abraham got the job done after Kelechi Iheanacho gave City an early lead and veteran striker Drogba, winner of four senior FA Cups, was present to see them lift the trophy as evidenced by his post, via Chelsea FC, on Twitter below.

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