Ranieri praises character of victorious Chelsea

Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri insists his expensive assembly of talent is “not a team yet” despite beginning their Barclaycard Premiership campaign with a 2-1 win at Liverpool.

More new faces are still expected to arrive at Stamford Bridge between now and the end of the month and they should have latest signing, £15.8m (€22.4m) Adrian Mutu, available for their opening home game with Leicester next weekend.