Southampton forward Moussa Djenepo praised goalscorer Takumi Minamino after their 1-1 draw against Chelsea.

Saints were the first opposition team to score against the Blues since the inception of Thomas Tuchel as manager, taking the lead through a wonderful Minamino strike in the first half.

The hosts were pegged back by a Mason Mount penalty midway through the second period.

Djenepo said, "We are on the pitch to help our teammates and to fight for the team. Today was difficult but we needed everybody to fight and to keep going.

"I am happy for Taki [Minamino], he's a great player. We are here to help him also, we're all together. We believe in him and we keep moving forward together."