Chelsea defender Malang Sarr hopes to start against Brentford today.

Sarr featured in the previous clash with the Bees - his debut on English soil.

"That game against Brentford was the point where I started," recalls the Frenchman to the club's website.

"That team performance and my personal performance in this game was so important thing for me because it helped me to grow as a player in the squad, and it gave me confidence. It was the best start for me. Since then I've just tried to keep improving and play well, and I'm really happy with how things have gone at Chelsea this season.

"That Brentford game was a typical Premier League game, really intense and physical," adds Malang.

"There were lots of headers, fights for the ball. It was the first one for me and afterwards I said to myself 'this is the Premier League!'. I knew I just had to carry on and be ready for this type of game because it would happen a lot."