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Didier Drogba inspired by Chelsea manager speech

Didier Drogba admitted manager Jose Mourinho's half-time pep talk inspired Chelsea to put one hand on the Premier League title.

Mourinho gave his Chelsea players a rocket at half-time. Credit: PA

They will win the league with victory over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday following a 3-1 success at Leicester on Wednesday.

But Chelsea needed a half-time rallying call to come from behind following a sloppy first half and Marc Albrighton's opener at the King Power Stadium.

Drogba, who levelled just three minutes after the break, said:

A lot of things (were said), a few things you don't want to hear but a few things which were very good for us to hear.

You could see in the second half there was a change, a reaction, and that was the goal of the speech, to create a reaction. It's important to show the way and show reactions and I'm really happy I managed to do it.

The game didn't look good in the first half, the way we played and started. We are really happy with three good goals, we played very well in the second half.

– Chelsea striker Didier Drogba speaking to Chelsea TV