After the Man City game, former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel slammed the performance of Nicolas Jackson, and said that Chelsea need a more experienced striker, as Jackson is not a good finisher.

Jackson scored an early goal against Wolves, as Chelsea beat Wolves 6-2. Nicolas Jackson hit back at Mikel after the game.

Taking to Instagram, the Senegal international posted a story with the caption addressed to Mikel, “Shut your mouth, don’t talk shit, we are killing ourself for Africa”.

Mikel Obi has now responded to Jackson on The Obi One podcast, saying: “I really like the guy as a football player, there’s something there as a football player. I haven’t said that he’s a bad player at all. I’ve just said that his finishing qualities, it’s not there yet.

“All I’ve said is that he needs a more kind of experienced striker to come into the football club, to help him, to help him improve, to help him get better because we all know, we can all see the shift he puts in week in week out.

“If he plays well I will praise him, if there is something to be said about him where he needs to improve, I will definitely say it. If he scores every week and tells me to shut up, I’ll take it.”