Jorginho, the Brazilian-born Italian midfielder who joined Chelsea from Napoli on the same day Sarri became manager has refused to accept he get preferential treatment from Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri

He told The Sun: "I'm not special. No, I'm a normal player. I don't want to be special, it's not good. It's perfect to be the same as everyone else. I don't want to be the special one.

"Even if they do think I am Sarri's man, I want to show why Sarri like me. So I want to show them I am a good player and they are wrong to have that attitude towards me.

"I don't consider myself to be his golden boy. I just think I am a player who can help him to do the things he wants to do.

"I'm just a player like everyone else. He has certainly let me know what he thinks! He has shouted at me, told me I was getting some things wrong.... and that is it. I am just a normal player like everyone else."