After a summer stint with DAZN at the FIFA Club World Cup, John Obi Mikel is reunited with Chris McHardy for the first Taking the Mikel episode of the new season. 🔥

Here, John reflects on Chelsea’s success Stateside, runs the rule over his former club’s summer transfer dealings and bemoans the one player that got away.

Ange Postecoglou’s appointment as the new Nottingham Forest boss attracts John’s ire as does Ruben Amorim’s body language on the touchline for Manchester United.

As for Nigeria’s faltering bid to qualify for next year’s World Cup Finals? Hold onto your hats, folks, as John doesn’t hold back in his assessment of what EXACTLY is going wrong behind the scenes. gulp

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