West Ham United striker Diafra Sakho says he grew up idolising Chelsea star Didier Drogba.
Sakho scored in the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday to claim his fourth goal in as many games for the Hammers.
"When I was a youngster in Senegal my idol was El Hadji Diouf," Sakho told the London Evening Standard.
"He was playing in England at the time. Now I would say it's Didier Drogba. He's helped me a lot to grow as a player and a person.
"He is the reason why I have taken the No15 shirt at West Ham [the same number Drogba has at Chelsea]. It's to keep that sense of belonging.
"I was lucky in that my agent, who had known Didier Drogba for some time, spoke to him on my behalf.
"He asked Didier for his advice on a new player coming here to England. More importantly, since Didier heard about me, he has spoken to my agent a lot, giving advice about how to behave, how to handle myself in the Premier League. That has helped a lot."
