The Spain striker's performance during his 35 minutes on the pitch epitomised the character and desire the Blues showed after the interval yesterday.

He was instantly involved after his introduction on the hour, trying his luck from range after expertly bringing the ball down. His pace and directness worried the visitors’ backline and he was the victim of a terrible tackle from Burnley’s Ben Mee, met only with a yellow card when it might well have been a different colour.

Nine minutes into his Chelsea league debut he found the net, glancing home Willian’s cross having timed his run perfectly. Alan Shearer, the Premier League’s all-time top scorer, described his movement for the goal as ‘brilliant’, adding it was a ‘fantastic header’. That’s serious praise from a man who certainly knows a thing or two about headed goals.