With a club-record signing and a January addition watching from the bench, Antonio Conte's decision to use Eden Hazard as a false nine against Barcelona in midweek has certainly divided opinion.

It almost got Chelsea the right result against the Spanish champions in waiting, but the Hazard-up-front experiment hasn't always worked against lesser opposition this season, while keeping two able goalscorers on the sidelines in Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud inevitably seems a waste - essentially diminishing the Blues' netting prowess.

Ahead of a huge Premier League clash with Manchester United this weekend, but also looking ahead through to the business end of Chelsea's season, big decisions need to be made regarding who should be at the spearhead of the Blues' attack. With that in mind, Football FanCast outline four potential solutions to the west London outfit's ongoing striker conundrum.

Solution A - Start Morata

He's Chelsea's club-record signing, was specifically acquired to fill the void of Diego Costa and is the obvious long-term option as the youngest of Conte's strike candidates. So now that Morata appears to have gotten over his back problems, why not reinstate him as the man to lead the line?

The Spain international has struggled for form at times this term - scoring just thrice since November - and the sheer intensity of English football appears to have caught up with a player who has been predominantly used as a super-sub for much of his career.

But Morata - who Transfermarkt value at £58.5million - will surely be the first-choice next season, so it makes sense to put him back into the starting XI where he can help build understandings with the creative players and midfielders behind him.

Solution B - Start Giroud

He may have been left on the bench against Barcelona in midweek but Giroud has enjoyed a fantastic start to his Chelsea career, bagging one goal and three assists in his two starts thus far (albeit against bottom-placed West Brom and Championship side Hull).

More than just his output though, the towering Frenchman is already proving the perfect foil for Willian and Hazard, who have both scored goals from bouncing the ball off Giroud's imposing frame in the form of delicate one-twos on the edge of the box.

He's validated Conte's January search for a target man, seemingly suiting the 3-4-3 setup perfectly by repeatedly bringing Chelsea's biggest talents into the game in dangerous areas. But we often saw at Arsenal how limited Giroud is in terms of mobility, and that can really stop the team from breaking forward when playing away from home at times.

Perhaps the most obvious advantage in playing Giroud or Morata though, is quite simply that it puts Hazard back into his natural left wing role.

Solution C - Hazard as a false 9

It's produced mixed results this season but Hazard's overall return when playing at centre-forward isn't half bad, with four goals and two assists in nine outings across all competitions. As long as the ball's played into feet, he's got the magic to turn centre-backs and play through Willian or Pedro on either side, and the fact he's not making traditional centre-forward runs can leave some defences somewhat perplexed.

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But there are obvious shortcomings to fielding Hazard up front. He doesn't offer much physical presence and that reduces the variety of balls Chelsea can play forward - long passes just aren't an option - and while it can confuse some defences, others will simply squeeze up because they know Hazard doesn't offer that penetrative threat or ability to knock the ball on - which is exactly what happened against Bournemouth when the Blues just couldn't find a consistent outlet and eventually conceded three sloppy goals.

Likewise, it usually renders Hazard the man delivering the pass before the pass. There's nothing wrong with that, but in terms of scoring or setting up, he's far more consistent than Pedro and Willian. Hazard should be picking up the ball in dangerous areas, not playing team-mates into them.

Solution D - Play Giroud and Morata with Hazard at No.10

Conte experimented with 3-5-2 earlier in the season and in some ways it's surprising not to see the Italian test the system again already now he has two traditional centre-forwards at his disposal.

Giroud and Morata have the makings of a good partnership as well. Both are formidable in the air but while the former likes to play with his back to goal, the latter prefers to stand on the shoulder of the defender and make darting runs into the channels.

That mixture of similarities and differences certainly sounds promising and Hazard would relish playing in a central attacking role just behind them as well, where he's allowed license to roam and could even drift over to the left wing, with Morata peeling off to the right, to form an out-and-out front three.

As an inevitable consequence though, there won't be room for Willian or Pedro in the starting XI, and some may feel using all three attacking players - as well as not giving Conte a strike option from the bench - will leave Chelsea too open at the back.

So, Chelsea fans, what's the solution to the Blues' striker conundrum? Let us know by voting below...