Mancienne shows why young players should leave Premier League "false paradises", says Forest boss

Nottingham Forest boss Mark Warburton has encouraged other young players to follow in Michael Mancienne's footsteps and take a step out of the Premier League in order to make the grade.

Mancienne is due to start against old club Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, his first return to his former club.

The defender left Chelsea aged 23 after making just four Premier League appearances for the 'Blues', but has found more consistent time under Warburton.

"I have worked with Chelsea before in the NextGen Series, I know a lot of the boys down there at Cobham very well," said Warburton.

"But if they are not getting the pitch time they need, these young players have to go and continue their education. If you stand still you go backwards. You have to be brave in your decision-making.

"Sometimes you drive into somewhere like Cobham, or Spurs’ training ground, or London Colney at Arsenal, or the Etihad. Those complexes are paradises. But if you are not playing football, it is a false paradise."

Warburton continued: "It is so difficult to break through because of the quality the big Premier League clubs can go and buy. You have got to be an outstanding individual and sometimes you have to go away to come back. You have fantastic pedigree but that ceiling is there. If they can’t break through that ceiling they have to go away, learn the game as high as possible."

"In Michael’s case he wanted to play, and that’s how you learn."