A year ago, Chelsea were unbeaten at the top of the Premier League and ardent fan Richard told 5 live sport his side had “outgrown” the competition.

Today, with his side sitting 15th, he tells Mark Chapman he still feels the same.

He says: “The evidence is the only competition that Chelsea have been in and haven’t won is the World Club Championship, and we got to the final and were unlucky… is there any other side in England that has won everything?”

When reminded of his side’s current plight, which has left question marks over manager Jose Mourinho’s future at the club, Richard added: “I’m not going to defend Chelsea’s performances this season – we’ve been awful. The side has been bad, but the club have outgrown the Premier League.”

His remarks caused outrage, causing one listener to remark that Richard was the “most deluded, ridiculous fan of all time”.

This clip was originally from 5 live sport on Wednesday 4 November 2015