Eden Hazard has been “due an offensive manager”, according to Vincent Kompany, with the Manchester City defender seeing a Chelsea forward freed under Maurizio Sarri.
The Belgium international has hardly been shackled in the past and has two Premier League titles to his name.
There is, however, a sense that his attacking instincts have not always been fully embraced by the likes of Jose Mourinho, Guus Hiddink and Antonio Conte.
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Sarri has been prepared to let Hazard do his thing in 2018-19, with eight goals and six assists his reward so far, and Kompany believes a fellow countryman has found the right boss for him.