Chelsea attacker Pedro Rodriguez has thrown jibes at his former boss Antonio Conte, saying Maurizio Sarri's team is a better squad.
Conte took over at the Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016 and one the Premier League title for the Blues in his first year at the club.
He also won the FA Cup in his second season but was shown the exit door after his gloomy relationship with most of the players.
Some of the stars had threatened to quit the club should he continue this term but the club's management had to bring Sarri from Napoli to take over from him.
However, the west London failed to qualify for the Championa League this term after finishing fifth on the EPL log and are campaigning in the Europa League.
Meanwhile, they have been superb since the start of this league season having won all six of their matches so far this season while they sit atop of the table with 15 points from five matches.
The Blues new boss has so far shown that he can play possession-based, pressing system he became famous for at Napoli that sees his side dominate the ball and attack opponents.
And Pedro has compared Sarri to former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, insisting Chelsea have significantly improved since Conte left.
"The team is better than last season ," he told the Mirror.
"This coach has a very good idea to press, to attack, to play, to have more players between the lines, to create chances, and to play with a lot of possession of the ball.
"This is very good. With Sarri we are running a lot but it is different because all the time you press really high .
"With Antonio, we were maybe more compact but we defended always in our own half.
"That means that when you recover the ball to attack, you have a very long way to the opposition goal.
"With Sarri, when you recover the ball you are in very good position to attack. You are close to the goal to score, to create chances .
"It is the most important thing and the most important difference from last season to this season. It is a very good change for the team. You can see it is better from the results we are getting. "
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