Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was pleased with his side's performance as they defeated Arsenal 2-1 during a pre-season friendly.

The Blues picked up where they left off last season, when they defeated Manchester City to lift the Champions League trophy.

Despite the tough pre-season, where several players arrived late as a result of Copa America and Euro 2020 commitments, Tuchel was delighted with the effort of his players.

He said post-game, per football.london: "Like I've mentioned many times, it's pretty unique preparation because we come from a tough season and a season that came without a pause in between, so it was very demanding without that break. Now we had tournaments with the Euros and Copa America, and our players were used until the finals.

"It's pretty unique and pretty demanding and challenging to organise. Tomorrow we will have four different groups on the training pitch because they are all in different physical conditions. We can't simply put them together and see what is going to happen.

"So it's good that some guys got 45 minutes today and to play Arsenal, who have already played four games together, was a pretty tough one. Normally you want to play against a bit easier opponent. But in two weeks the season starts and before then we face Villarreal in the Super Cup. So somehow we need to manage.

"Overall, I'm happy. Of course, against a team like Arsenal, you suffer in some minutes with their quality and speed. That is normal."