Kevin De Bruyne Insists He Doesn't "Hate" Mourinho Despite Struggle Under Him At Chelsea

The Belgium international played under the Portuguese at Chelsea during the 2013-14 campaign but made just three Premier League appearances.

De Bruyne said: "They [Chelsea] really wanted to keep me and give me a chance but I actually wanted to go to Dortmund [but that move didn't materialise].

"I had a good feeling about that - and I always decide by feeling. I did play a bit at Chelsea, but away at Swindon in the cup… that was really dramatic.

"I hadn't played for a month and then you have to play against a League 2 club like that. After that, it was over."

Discussing his relationship with Mourinho, the player added: "I never went to Jose Mourinho. I trained hard; I showed enough. But it's a football myth that if you train well, you get chance.

"That is not true. I left it hanging a bit because I didn't see a chance to play anymore, but then I learned to behave differently sometimes.

"And that you can get out of such a situation. But I didn't see that then. I just wanted to leave. And I don't hate Mourinho either, I'm not a little kid. It just didn't work out then."

Source: Tribalfootball