Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta admits manager Maurizio Sarri's style suits him.

The more cautious approaches of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte garnered Premier League titles, FA Cups and League Cups. So judgment needs to be withheld for now on Sarri, but certainly he seems to have the players onside.

"I prefer to defend as far as possible up the pitch," Azpilicueta told the Daily Mail.

"It's different and you can see we press very high, the defensive line is very high but that's what we want. We want to be dominant in the game and recover the ball as quick as possible and enjoy the ball when we have it."