Chelsea's pre-season trip to Asia got off to a stunning start on Saturday with a 3-0 thumping of London rivals Arsenal in Beijing, China.
The Blues are set to face Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the International Champions Cup in Singapore over the next week but first faced the Gunners in a friendly, sending a message that they'll be English Premier League contenders once again next term.
Goals either side of half-time from Willian and Michy Batshuayi ensured the Blues picked up the victory, leaving fans hopeful that they can bring serious momentum into the start of the English Premier League campaign.
Batshuayi in particular delighted supporters, his superb double ensuring that new boy Alvaro Morata knows he has a fight on his hands to be the first pick striker next season.
Fans certainly believe the Belgian can push Chelsea's new signing for a place, or even play alongside him, taking to Twitter to enthuse about his performance and ponder the season ahead...
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