Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard has revealed that it was tough to see Roberto Di Matteo get sacked as Blues boss.

The Italian was dismissed as Chelsea manager last month following a Champions League defeat to Juventus, with Rafael Benitez brought in as an interim replacement.

Hazard has admitted that the players feels responsible for Di Matteo losing his job but has insisted their focus is now on putting things right under Benitez.

He told The Independent: "Look, I knew before I came here where I was 'putting my feet' and the sort of club I was coming to. I knew that Chelsea was a club that changed its manager reasonably often. Obviously I didn't intend it to be that quick because Di Matteo was the person who signed me and I was looking forward to a relationship and working with him for some time.

"But I don't have any regrets. We have a new manager now and again it is about stressing we must try to get as high as we can up the table, go as far as we can in the cups, play well and win as many trophies as we can.

"I think it's the first time it has happened to me in my career when a manager has gone. You think 'Oh if that chance had gone in, or if not had scuffed that shot, he might have still been in a job'. So you do feel that responsibility but you have to check yourself and say 'This is football' and put our disappointment to one side."

Chelsea are looking to end a seven-game winless streak in the Premier League when they face Sunderland this afternoon.