Chelsea's poor end to pre-season was given one big confidence boost heading into the new campaign.
Although the club have only been able to get two transfers across the line, with many more still in the pipeline, the performances of Kalidou Koulibaly and Raheem Sterling, albeit in small doses, did provide reason to be hopeful for worried Chelsea fans.
Thomas Tuchel's newest centre-back was only present for 2 -minutes against Arsenal but the former Napoli man still demonstrated why the Blues offered him a lengthy contract despite being 31-years-old.
