
Enzo Maresca was pleased with the Chelsea debuts of Liam Delap and Dario Essugo as his side opened their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over LAFC.
The Blues boss initially named both players - along with fellow new signing Mamadou Sarr and returning loanee Andrey Santos - on the bench for Monday night’s Group D curtain-raiser in Atlanta, before introducing them in the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.