A week later, a new boss and another frustrating result as Chelsea couldn't kick start their Champions League campaign with a first win. Raheem Sterling's strike wasn't enough for Graham Potter to record the first three points of his tenure with Noah Okafor playing the spoiler at Stamford Bridge.
It was a night that saw some fresh ideas and familiar issues where Chelsea having only recorded one point from their opening two European games can colour the takeaways from the match. As Potter admitted following the game: "We can't lie, it's not the position we want to be in, but we have to respond. It's as simple as that. It's going to be a tough group, I think, but there is enough quality in the team and squad that we can respond, and we have to look forward to those two games."
The interruption of the international break notwithstanding, Potter will now have time to further embed his tactics in the squad before taking on Crystal Palace on October. While the situation surrounding the postponement of Chelsea vs Liverpool has not been ideal, it gives a brief period where Potter can simply focus on development rather than an opponent.
