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Chelsea doctor, Eva Carneiro, has decided to leave the club six weeks after she was criticised by manager Jose Mourinho.

The 42-year-old lost her place on the bench and was no longer allowed to attend matches or training sessions after Mourinho said his medical staff were “naïve” for treating Eden Hazard on the pitch during the 2-2 draw with Swansea on August 8.

The club asked her to return to work, but she has decided not to and is now considering her legal position.

Carneiro and head physio Jon Fearn went onto the pitch to treat midfielder Hazard in the closing stages of the draw with Swansea. That left the Blues temporarily with nine men after goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had been sent off.

Mourinho stood by his decision to remove her from her role, adding he had a “good relationship” with his medical staff.