Andreas Christensen will no doubt spend Thursday morning analysing whether he could have done more to stop Roma’s three goals, but Chelsea must put their faith in the brilliant young Dane to learn on the job.

Having conceded three goals at home to Roma, Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte may well be tempted to go back to his old heads against Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.

But this is in fact the perfect time for Conte and Chelsea to prove they are willing to invest in Christensen and show young players can be given the time and patience to flourish at Stamford Bridge.

The first goal, which deflected off him from an Aleksandar Kolarov shot, was simply unlucky for Christensen. The second, which Edin Dzeko brilliantly volleyed into the net, was a lesson in how the top strikers prey on just the smallest of errors.

Dzeko then got in between Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta to head Roma’s third, but this was by no means a night to forget for the 21-year-old.