Thomas Tuchel shouldered the blame as Saul Niguez suffered the ignominy of being replaced at half-time on his Chelsea debut. 'It was a hard decision but I had the feeling he struggled,' said Tuchel. Tuchel's tough call helped Chelsea complete a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa. Mateo Kovacic scored the second but the European champions were not at their best and Aston Villa were left to rue their missed chances. We wanted to take the fight to Chelsea and if we had taken our moments it might've been a different story.'

Source: Daily Mail September 11, 2021 21:54 UTC