Morata reveals he asked Cesar Azpilicueta for an assist before the match.

     

    

    Morata has revealed he asked Cesar Azpilicueta to provide him with an assist ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League clash against Manchester United. Spain international Morata made a bright start to his career at Stamford Bridge after joining from Real Madrid in the summer, scoring eight goals in his first nine games for the club. The Spaniard  failed to find the net in his last six appearances but rediscovered his scoring habit in the 1-0 win over United. Finding space in the centre of the box, Morata got on the end of an inviting cross from Azpilicueta to head past David De Gea and secure a vital three points for Blues boss Antonio Conte. Morata rose well to head past David De Gea. 

     Speaking after the win, goalscorer Morata told Sky Sports: ‘I told him [Azpilicueta] before the game, I need one today like this and he made it so I’m very happy. ‘The most important thing is I feel good now, I’m good right now and very happy. ‘It’s important but we won – very important. We have a very good chance to come back to winning ways and we’re very happy because now with international break we can go away with three points.’ Asked if his second-half header was his most important goal yet for Chelsea, Morata responded: ‘Yeah, for sure.’ Morata’s header separated the sides at Stamford Bridge. 

Despite Stamford Bridge only being treated to one goal, both teams were determined to create opportunities and Cesc Fabregas was surprised by the openness of the fixture. ‘I think we had plenty of chances especially in the first-half,’ Fabregas said. ‘Overall we had a good performance, maybe it was a little bit more open that we expected.’

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