Antonio Conte praised the performance of Michy Batshuayi after he scored twice in Chelsea’s comfortable pre-season win over Arsenal in China. Both Arsène Wenger and Conte named strong teams for the match at the Bird’s Nest in Beijing, with Alexandre Lacazette again featuring for Arsenal. Batshuayi excelled in attack, leading the line in front of Pedro and Willian, who opened the scoring five minutes before half-time. “I think last season he had a bit of difficulty because it is not easy to play in the Premier League,” Conte said. For sure he stays here [in Beijing] and then if the situation is okay he will come tomorrow to Singapore.”

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2017 16:23 UTC