Chelsea and Italian midfielder Jorginho has lavished praise on his teammate Romelu Lukaku.

The Belgian forward netted the only goal of the game for the Blues in their Champions League group stage opener against Zenit St. Petersburg.

Chelsea got their defence of the Champions League off to the ideal start thanks to Lukaku, and Jorginho believes the striker is a huge asset to the team.

Jorginho said, per The Sun: "They said that he works a lot, he can help a lot, he tries to talk, he works hard.

"We are really happy that he is really helping everyone.

"That's what everyone does here, we try to help each other — and he came with the right mentality, working and trying to help.

"So I'm really happy for him as well because he works so hard during training and deserves every goal. A big impact is well deserved."