The Italian head coach, who arrived at Stamford Bridge last month, has already begun to put his stamp on the squad, with a number of double sessions and impressive performances in our pre-season games to date.

With the start of the new Premier League campaign approaching, Sarri is well aware of the importance a winning mentality can breed into his squad and is hoping to start that trend by lifting the Community Shield on tomorrow.

‘I think it’s very important to start with a trophy, said Sarri. ‘At this moment in the season it is also important to see a step forward with our performance, but it’s also very important to win something and we want to do that tomorrow at Wembley.

‘It’s going to be a very difficult match that’s for sure, but we want to win the trophy. Every manager wants to do this.

‘The Premier League table of last season tells me that Man City got 100 points and Chelsea 70 points, so at this moment there is a big difference. We have to try and reduce the 30 points and I know the only way to do this is through hard work. My job is to improve my players and I will try to do this every day.

‘I want to stay here for 10 years. But to do that, I have to win things. It of course depends on the club but I repeat, I would like to stay here for many years.’