Arsenal legend Ian Wright has hailed the impact of Didier Drogba at Chelsea.

The Ivorian striker spent eight years at Stamford Bridge, scoring 164 goals for the club and inspiring his team to success in the Premier League and Champions League.

And former Arsenal forward Wright has admitted his admiration for Drogba.

“The thing with him [Drogba], I think he was in danger of people judging him for the antics, for going down too easy for a big man,” Wright said on the Wrighty’s House podcast.

“But in respect to the number nine, and the way he played that role on his own up there, just covering all the bases, literally doing everything.

“Scoring the goals, linking up the play, taking free-kicks, getting assists. He was the one, for me, that made people say, ‘that’s where we need to go, that’s how we’ve got to do it’.”