Classy Hazard an instant hit for Chelsea

Eden Hazard showed why Chelsea persisted with his constant flirting with clubs across the continent as the Belgian started life in England in superb fashion.

Classy Hazard an instant hit for Chelsea

The Belgian international, who joined Chelsea from Lille for £32m after months of speculation regarding his future, got his career in the Premier League off to a flying start as he set-up Branislav Ivanovic’s opener and won a penalty for Frank Lampard within seven minutes.

That brought out a host of robust challenges on Hazard as Wigan looked to slow him down – but Di Matteo was not concerned.

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