Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard says Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah did not get the chance to establish himself during his stint at the London club and has described the Liverpool front man as a "top, top player".

Salah joined Chelsea in 2014 but was limited to 19 appearances for the club before being sent on loan to Fiorentina early the following year. He then spent a season-long loan at AS Roma before joining the Italian club permanently in 2016.

The 25-year-old returned to the Premier League by joining Liverpool in July and is the competition's top scorer with nine goals in 12 games.

"He's a top, top, top player. He did not get his chance at Chelsea – maybe because of the manager, because of the other players? I don't know," Hazard told reporters.

"He has quality but in that period I remember we had me, Willian, Oscar, so for him it was not easy.