Olympique Marseille coach Rudi Garcia has defended his record with fielding young players.

Garcia used his management of Chelsea ace Eden Hazard at Lille has part of his defence.

He declared: "They say I do not throw in young people, I know it. But just look at my career to see that it's wrong.

"Starting with Eden Hazard, who is today one of the best players in the world. In Marseille, I play Boubacar Kamara, born in 1999. And in AS Roma, if I'm not mistaken, Lorenzo Pellegrini started in Serie A under my orders."