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‘I could have rotted at Chelsea’, says ex-Blues defender

Former Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne may have already been forgotten by fans at Stamford Bridge. An academy graduate who made just four appearances for the Blues during his time in London, Mancienne made a name for himself when he moved to Bundesliga side Hamburger SV in 2011.

With established internationals already competing for a position at the back four, a long term stay at the club would have been detrimental for Mancienne who joined Chelsea as a nine-year-old.

Now at Nottingham Forest, the former England youth international is in line to face his former club in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.