Maurizio Sarri knew the real test was to come. He had predicted it would be the first three months of his Chelsea reign that would be the most challenging, but it is now we will see just how good the Italian is.

Nobody would have imagined that Chelsea would have gone into their 13th game of the Premier League season against Tottenham Hotspur unbeaten.

But the draw with Everton and a humiliating first defeat of the campaign against Spurs has proved that Sarri’s secret is out. Stop Jorginho, stop his Chelsea team.

Sure Eden Hazard is the star man, the player who can produce a moment of magic, but Jorginho had been the heartbeat of Chelsea’s brilliant start to the season.

Sarri will need a Plan B if the Blues are to quickly recover from their first setback and embark on another good run.