Ryan Sessegnon admits he struggled to handle the demands of former Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri.

The fullback has returned to form since the appointment of Scott Parker.

He told The Sun: "Last season, there were a lot of highs for me and it was my best one, helping Fulham get back in the Premier League.

"This season has been very difficult for the whole team. Relegation does not help and we have not shown enough quality to stay in the Premier League.

"Personally, it was hard because I had three managers in one season. The spell with Claudio Ranieri was really tough as I did not play as much and did not feel sharp enough.

"Mentally it was difficult. It was the first time in my career I had felt something like that and I just had to be patient and slowly, slowly, try to get back to my best."