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Samuel Eto'o says he can keep scoring for Chelsea 'until I am 50'

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Samuel Eto'o has laughed off the leaked remarks from Chelsea manager José Mourinho questioning his age,  joking that if he can manage a hat-trick against Manchester United "at 37" he must have plenty of years left in the tank.

'I am Samuel Eto’o, what can I say?' he told Sky Sports News after the Galatasaray match. 'If at 36 and 37 I can score three goals at Manchester United it means that I still have some juice and I can even score until I am 50.

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