■ The Chelsea trio lift the lid on life under new manager Maurizio Sarri, the quality of his squad and their hopes for success this season

Chelsea are going well and you all seem to be enjoying your football. What is Maurizio Sarri like to play for?

Eden Hazard: He’s a good manager. He gives us the confidence to play. We have good players, we are playing good football and Chelsea is a great place to be right now. We just want to keep playing like this and if we can we will have a very successful season.

Willian: Of course. I am enjoying the way that we play. I think it is totally different from last season. We are in good shape and we are all enjoying life at the moment.

Jorginho: Maurizio Sarri is great. It’s great playing with him. He is someone who gives you the opportunity to play with the ball and do what all footballers love to do. We have fun with the coach and that means we can play to a much higher level.

Everyone’s talking about you, Eden — have you played better in your career?

EH: No, because I’m scoring goals. I think [I played very well] two or three years ago when we won the first title with Chelsea (2014-15) but I was not scoring every week. I think that this is my best form yet.

And do you have areas of your game you would still like to improve on?

EH: I can always improve. That is why we play football. Against Liverpool I scored a goal but I missed another chance. I can still improve that side of my game for sure.

Is it important to keep finding things to do better individually and also as a team?

W: In football you always have to improve. Even if you play good football and if you are winning you can always improve. That is what we do every time we step onto the training pitch — aim to improve on a personal and team basis. And I think that this is just the beginning. I believe we will improve so much more over the course of the season.

J: Obviously, you can always improve and you have to want to improve, which is something we are all striving towards here.

How strong is the Chelsea squad this season — the best you’ve known?

EH: The first year we won the title with [Jose] Mourinho when we bought [Cesc] Fabregas and Diego Costa was also very good. Now is different but the signings have definitely improved the squad. Jorginho is fantastic. We lost Thibaut [Courtois] but Kepa [Arrizabalaga] is an incredible replacement, so we will see at the end of the season. If we win everything, then I can say it is the best ever.

W: The team is so strong. We have so many good players. The quality is high and the signings this summer have helped to improve us.

And how good is this team to slot into as a new player?

J: It is a privilege to come here and to play alongside them. I think anyone who plays at Chelsea is a big name player. They are also great people. I am loving it here. I love the club, I love the city. It would be impossible not to love it here.

Jorginho, how do you describe your role in the team?

My role is to give rhythm to our play. To help both the attackers and the defenders and bring a sense of balance to how we play.

What are the goals this season for the team?

EH: Premier League is hard to win. City and Liverpool are strong. We will try to win a cup. When you play for Chelsea, the target is to always win something and that is something that we must do.

Could you win the Premier League, though?

J: A team like Chelsea has to want to win every game they play in. No matter what competition we are playing in, we want to win every game. If we aim to do this, there are no limits to what we can achieve and I hope to have a couple of medals at the end of the season.

W: I think so. We have done it before and we know how difficult it can be to win and we know that there are other teams who are incredibly strong this season, but we definitely have the strength in depth and experience to do it.

And what about long-term ambitions for Chelsea?

EH: I want to play Champions League next season, of course. I want to compete for everything.

W: I would love to win the Champions League. This year it is impossible but we will be trying our best to win the Europa League. One, because it is a huge competition and two, because it will guarantee us Champions League football — although we will definitely be aiming to qualify through the league for sure.

How do you find living in London?

W: I love London. For me it is the best city in the world. I enjoy my days off in the city with my family. It is just an incredible place to live.

J: I love London. It is a wonderful city. There is so much to see and do — the only problem is it is a little colder than I am used to, but that’s life!

Who were your footballing heroes when growing up?

EH: Zidane. He wasn’t bad!

J: Andrea Pirlo and Xavi were the players that I try and model my game on. They were next level.

W: My fellow Brazilian Ronaldinho Gaucho was my idol growing up. And the best player around now? Messi, Ronaldo, Modric. Eden is definitely up there as well.

■ Jorginho, Eden Hazard and Willian (pictured top, left to right) were talking as part of William Hill’s partnership with Chelsea FC. The Blues are 8/11 to beat Manchester United at home this weekend and 8/1 to win the Premier League.