Todd Boehly sent Man Utd strategy 'copy' warning as Reece James opens up on captaincy problems

Your morning Chelsea digest on Monday, November 20.

Reece James has opened up on his experience thus far as Chelsea captain. The 23-year-old was given the armband in the summer following the departure of Cesar Azpilicueta, but the start of his season has been riddled with injury problems.

After suffering an injury a few days after Chelsea's draw with Liverpool in the opening game of the season, James was consequently sidelined for over two months. The England international, though, made his comeback in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal towards the end of last month and has looked in fine form since coming back.

«The captaincy has been great, but it was difficult when I wasn’t fit because it is hard to affect things as much when I’m not with the group all the time,» James said to Chelsea's official website. «Thiago [Silva] probably helps me the most whenever I’m unsure, or I feel like I need advice on something. He is nearly old enough to be my dad! So he is the person I go to.

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Manchester United are said to have enlisted the services of American recruitment firm Pace in order to identify a new talent scout for young players as Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks to compete with Todd Boehly and Chelsea.

The 71-year-old, who is reportedly worth over $22billion (£18.5billion), finally looks set to join Red Devils as his move to purchase a 25% stake in the club nears completion after a lengthy saga that almost saw the entire club sold to Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim. Ultimately though, the Glazer family will retain a 52% majority stake in the club, with Ratcliffe coming in to oversee the footballing operations at Old Trafford.

It's not the first time Ratcliffe has tried to get involved in the Premier League though, having