FC) Didier Drogba
Perhaps a player who got better after Mourinho’s departure from his first spell at Chelsea, but still a legendary figure in the Portuguese coach’s career. Didier Drogba was a star performer for the Blues earlier in his career, and won two Premier League titles under Mourinho, as well as scoring winning goals in victories in the FA Cup and League Cup in 2006/07. The Ivory Coast forward is so adored by his manager, that he was brought back to Stamford Bridge this summer even at the age of 36.