Chelsea fall guys warm to life after Jose Mourinho

Crystal Palace 0 Chelsea 3: Less than three weeks after Jose Mourinho was dismissed, Chelsea appear transformed.

Having lost their way under the former manager, a comprehensive dismantling of Crystal Palace offered a clear sign the London club is beginning to rediscover at least some of the qualities that made them champions.

If Mourinho was watching events at Selhurst Park, he will have done so through his fingers. The same players who under-performed so woefully during the opening months of the season look as though they have woken up since Guus Hiddink took the helm.