No Roman holiday for Chelsea

CLAUDIO RANIERI chose the eve of his new Chelsea side’s biggest test so far, to deliver a blunt warning to his multi-million pound squad that they must still keep on improving.

Chelsea may sit in second place in the Premiership, while topping their Champions League qualifying group at the halfway stage ahead of an enticing fixture away to Lazio.

However, even though Ranieri has always known that it would take time for his new squad to gel together, he has still made it clear that he expects none of his players to rest on their laurels.