Chelsea star misses training, but ‘still gets along’ with Mourinho

Hazard knows it. Mourinho knows it. We know it. Everybody knows it.

A challenge from Jamie Vardy during the first half left Hazard with a badly-bruised hip and he has been working away from the rest of the group in a week of unrest at Cobham.

Manager Jose Mourinho fumed as Hazard told his manager that he would not be continuing in the match, forcing reports of a boycott from the winger by a Belgian newspaper.

Eden Hazard’s injury record is rather remarkable for someone who gets kicked more often than just about any other player in any other league. “Do you really think that Eden’s going to fake an injury in such an important game?” His hip is really hurting.

Jose Mourinho has officially been sacked, opening a job at one of the world’s biggest clubs.

‘He’s still pretty cool underneath. “Every footballer goes through these periods when they have all this difficulty”. With rumours of spreading discontent within the squad, and the Champions suffering through a bad run of form-they have lost nine of their first 16 games-the axe has seemed to hover over José Mourinho’s neck for a number of weeks, yet his removal from the post still feels like the end of an era.

When asked how long Hazard could face on the sidelines, he added: “It’s hard to estimate, but let’s hope he’s playing again soon”.

Mourinho’s “betrayal” rant after Monday night’s defeat at Leicester proved to be the final straw for Chelsea’s hierarchy and technical director Michael Emenalo’s statement, after Mourinho departed, detailed “palpable discord” between Mourinho and his squad.