Mourinho slams 'superstar' youngster Loftus-Cheek


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 03 Jun 2015

Football - Sydney FC v Chelsea FC - Friendly Match - ANZ Stadium, Sydney - Australia - 2/6/15 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho Reuters / David Gray

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho delivered a damning assessment of home-grown midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek's performance in Tuesday's 1-0 tour win over Sydney FC.

The teenager, viewed as one of the brightest young prospects with the English champions, replaced Diego Costa before halftime but was substituted himself half an hour later.

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