Aubameyang seals Chelsea victory after Tomori red enrages Milan

Graham Potter’s understated revolution at Chelsea is starting to make some serious noise. There is no hint of Thomas Tuchel’s replacement struggling to cope with the big Champions League nights and, while it is not Potter’s style to blow his own trumpet, he could be forgiven for reflecting on how far he has come as he watched his new team cruise to victory at the San Siro.

These are moments to cherish for a man who once coached students at Hull University. Chelsea’s Champions League campaign is back on course, even if Milan will argue that this game was defined by Fikayo Tomori’s controversial early dismissal killing their momentum. Tomori’s departure against his old side caused local fury. Chelsea pulled clear after the departure of one of their own. Goals from Jorginho and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took them top of Group E and a place in the last-16 will be theirs if they beat RB Salzburg in a fortnight.

Chelsea had already given Stefano Pioli’s side a taste of how effective Potter’s football can be in full flow. It was brutally one-sided when these sides met at Stamford Bridge a week ago and, for a Milan team still finding their footing back amongst the European elite, there was pressure to produce an improved showing back on home turf. This historic old ground had crackled with noise, and colour long before kick-off and everything had felt so positive until the balance of power tilted Chelsea’s way, the crowd incredulous when Tomori was shown the softest of red cards after conceding a penalty for fouling Mason Mount in the 18th minute.

In fairness it had been an impressive start from Chelsea. Potter had shuffled the pack once again, dropping Ruben Loftus-Cheek and going for the canny, technical duo of Jorginho and