Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has launched a defence of his much criticised frontman Alvaro Morata.

Despite being in good goalscoring form, there is still much speculation about the future of Morata at the club.

Many fans and former Blues players believe he should be replaced in the January window.

But Sarri is standing by his man.

"Morata is a quality player, fast and technically gifted. He's a sensible person and the difficulties had hurt him," the Italian told journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.

"The results and the quality of our football are positive. 18 games without a loss, in such a competitive reality show that we're on the right track."