Ruben Loftus-Cheek admits Chelsea outcast Danny Drinkwater is a big part of the club's dressing room spirit.

The midfielder has not played in a single competitive game for the Blues this season, but apparently has not lost his sense of humour.

His team-mate Loftus-Cheek, however, has revealed Drinkwater plays a different role at Stamford Bridge - making sure Blues players have a laugh in the dressing room.

He told FourFourTwo: "Danny Drinkwater is probably the dressing room clown now, which might surprise a few people!

"Apart from him, we're quite a chilled team.

"I sit next to Andreas Christensen and usually hang out with him around the training ground.

"And Ethan Ampadu - I'm just, you know, taking care of him."