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Cesc Fabregas last night warned Chelsea’s Premier League rivals by claiming their title is just the beginning of a new era of success.

Fabregas has boldly insisted Chelsea have got the potential to be the best team in Europe as he says Jose Mourinho’s “magic touch” makes him the best manager he has ever worked under.

Former Gunners captain Fabregas clearly puts Mourinho even ahead of his mentor Arsene Wenger who gave him his debut at 16 but was never able to make him a champion.

Chelsea midfielder Fabregas said: “Hopefully it will be the start of a new era, a new team. Hopefully the new players now feel this winning mentality can go on for a long time.

“Even obviously we have the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic and Jon Obi Mikel, they have all been here seven or eight years, even longer.

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“I have always said since the beginning of the season that it is a very young talented team, and that as well is one of the causes that made me sign for the club, is that, potentially, this team can be one of the best in Europe.

“He (Mourinho) just loves winning. I’m not just saying other managers I have played under don’t, but he has some edge that goes above anyone else I have ever been with.

“The mentality shows every single training session, or game. I now understand why he has won what he has won in his career.

“Yes, Mourinho has a touch of magic, 100 per cent. He knows how to manage a team, he knows how to get the best out of you, and that’s what you want from a manager. 100 per cent."

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Fabregas - who has not spoken to Wenger since his return to English football - has played with some of the best in the world, worked under some of the best managers and yet clearly rates Mourinho and Chelsea as the best.

His confidence that Chelsea can dominate for the next few seasons will be a warning to Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United.

And Fabregas - who could be made vice captain when Petr Cech leaves this summer - believes Eden Hazard can go on to be the best in the world - and even puts him in the same bracket as former Barcelona team mate Lionel Messi.

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Fabregas added: “He can be one of those (like Messi), for sure. He can be up there for sure. He’s had a fantastic season, I just want for him to do it again next year and to be even better.

“He’s the main guy. In my mind he is the guy that makes this team better than it is.

"Next year he has to prove himself in the Champions League as well because he is capable of that, and I am sure he will give many big nights of glory to this club.”