Chelsea fullback Marcos Alonso admits he could've gone another way over his selection frustrations earlier this season.

Alonso has worked hard to win back a starting place in the team and could be selected again today at Bournemouth today.

"It has to be like this," he told chelseafc.com.

"When I was younger I would have taken it another way but now I think the only way to convince a manager is by working and doing things on the pitch, and that is what I try."

Alonso also said: "It is a very important period. We did well with that win against Tottenham and it was very important for the Premier League, but now we need to make that win even better with another one. That is what we have to aim for and we do everything to get the three points again."