Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca praised the impacts of Nicolas Jackson and Liam Delap after both strikers picked up assists in Chelsea 2-0 win over LAFC.The Blues kicked off their Club World Cup

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

Pedro Neto has explained his goal celebration for Chelsea against LAFC, insisting that such feisty exchanges are “part of the game”.

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Chelsea started the Club World Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over LAFC in front of a worryingly small crowd in Georgia. Sanchez made a couple of good saves in what might have been a confidence-boosting display. Only last week, Chelsea were desperately scrambling to sign Mike Maignan as his replacement.

The 38-year-old goalkeeper says the US-based club will struggle to compete with the Premier League clubs, or even others in the group.

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,