Enzo Maresca was pleased with the Chelsea debuts of Liam Delap and Dario Essugo as his side opened their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over LAFC.

Chelsea began their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over LAFC in front of a sparse crowd. Only 22,137 spectators were present at the 71,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to see Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez get Enzo Maresca’s side off to a perfect start.

Liam Delap has urged Nicolas Jackson to embrace the ‘competition’ he will bring to Chelsea after impressing on his debut for the club. Delap enjoyed a lively cameo in Chelsea’s opening Club World Cup win over Los Angeles FC at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Georgia.

However, something much less delicate, which happened just ten seconds into his debut, got Chelsea fans talking about Liam Delap during this FIFA Club World Cup encounter. The England U21 international showed supporters what he is all about after replacing Jackson, immediately letting the Los Angeles backline know he was there.

Things were a little nervy for a while as Enzo Maresca’s team simply couldn’t break down the opposition, but they’ve finally done it in style. Cole Palmer played a clever reverse pass from midfield to Liam Delap,

Liam Delap marked his Chelsea debut with an assist as the Blues kicked off their Club World Cup campaign by beating LAFC 2-0. Delap was named on the bench for the game in Atlanta, which was played in front of just over 20,