Jose Mourinho is hopeful that Moussa Sissoko will return to action in April.

The influential midfielder is recovering from a knee injury sustained in our Premier League match at Southampton on New Year's Day.

"I think Moussa will give us some matches this season," reported Jose at his pre-Chelsea press conference on Friday afternoon. "He went outside, started a little bit and next week he will have a different phase of his recovery.

"I'm optimistic, but realistic about his situation. I would expect Moussa to be playing a few weeks of football with us. In normal conditions, we are going to have him back by the end of March, beginning of April."