(Reuters) - Chelsea striker Diego Costa offers more than just goals and will rise to the occasion in Sunday's trip to face Manchester United despite his recent lean spell in front of goal, wing back Marcos Alonso has said. Costa's 17 league goals have helped Chelsea build a comfortable seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League table but the 28-year-old Spaniard has failed score in his last five games for the club. Manchester United is going to be a tough game for us but it doesn't matter who scores, hopefully we will get the three points," Alonso told British media. It's good to play with this pressure because it means we are fighting for titles and trying to stay up there," Alonso added. "It's good to have someone like Diego around who is funny and provides something to enjoy.

Source: The Star April 11, 2017 05:26 UTC