Didier Drogba has warned Jose Mourinho that he will be out
to get one over on his former manager when he faces Chelsea in the Champions League on Wednesday
night - although he admits the club will always have "a special place in
my heart".
The Galatasaray striker will go up against his former employers for
the first time since leaving Stamford Bridge following their triumph in
Europe's premier club competition in 2012.
The Blues boss on that night in Munich was Roberto Di Matteo but it was Mourinho, now back at the helm in west London, who brought the Ivorian to the club from Marseille in 2004.
Under Mourinho's tutelage, Drogba won two Premier League titles, the FA Cup and two League Cups, adding a further Premier League medal and three more FA Cups, as well as the European Cup, after the Portuguese left the club in 2007.
And while Drogba speaks fondly of his time at Chelsea, he has warned he will feel no guilt if he scores against the Blues in the last-16 on Wednesday night.
"After the draw Jose texted me to say, 'it's your moment, enjoy it'," Drogba is quoted as saying in several newspapers.
"People know how much I love the club and the fans.
"I will still be happy to score because I also want to qualify for the next round. But you have to show respect."
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