Pedro Neto scored in the first half and Enzo Fernández in the 79th minute to give Chelsea a 2-0 win over Los Angeles FC in Group D's Club World Cup opener on Monday.

Enzo Fernández was not on the team plane today (Friday) as Chelsea flew across the Atlantic to our Club World Cup base camp in Philadelphia — he, like his other fellow South Americans, is joining the squad directly in the States — but there our words from our Vice-captain on the official website,

Enzo Maresca said he has challenged Cole Palmer to be more creative and "take initiative" after the England playmaker claimed he was "sick of going backwards or sideways" during the Conference League final in May.