Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri defended his use of Eden Hazard as a striker for defeat to Leicester City.

Jamie Vardy scored the only goal of the game early in the second half, after the Blues had been on top during the opening 45 minutes.

Sarri said, "I was really very happy at the end of the first half because we played very well, we were dangerous, we conceded nothing to the opponents, so I was very happy with the team and our deployment of Hazard as a striker. After the goal his position wasn't important.

"It's important to play again in four days, maybe positive, maybe negative, it depends on our reaction after the match. In the match we had a bad reaction, now it depends on the reaction in the next three days, I think it's important to play immediately."