Steve Sidwell has revealed players in the Chelsea dressing room were 'crying on the floor' when they learned that Jose Mourinho was leaving the club in 2007.
Mourinho had been a revelation since joining the Blues in 2004 and having gone on to secure five major trophies, had become one of the most sought-after managers in the world.
But on September 20, 2007, Mourinho and Chelsea went separate ways following a number of disagreements with senior club figures.
Jose Mourinho's departure from Chelsea in the early part of the 2007-08 season left players such as Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba (right) 'on the floor in tears'
The club were then in touching distance of the table's summit and players were either stunned into silence or overcome with emotion.