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Talk of Romelu Lukaku dominated both before and after Chelsea's win against Lille.

Despite a solid 2-0 victory for the Blues, the success of Kai Havertz leading the line only led to more questions surrounding the Belgian's place in the team for Thomas Tuchel. The German coach's plan was to take him out of the firing line, and Tuchel noted that Lukaku has 'every chance to play'.

He added: "Yes also [that], It was not the moment after the match where everybody was focused on the few touches that he had to put him right into the next fire. It was the moment to take a step back. That was the decision and that’s it.

"You can clearly see we have a strong win and strong performance. It was a tough match and almost every question is about Romelu. The focus is huge. There were nine other players who did not play."

Goals from Havertz and Christian Pulisic served to rejuvenate their form after they also had poor afternoons at Selhurst Park. There will be a clamour to see them utilised in similar roles once again, which would leave Lukaku with a place on the bench.

The 28-year-old's two goals at the Club World Cup do not appear to have earned him much grace in