Loftus-Cheek speaks on how Chelsea played with 10-man vs Leicester City

Chelsea were in action over the weekend against Leicester City with the game ending in a 2-1 win for the Blues.

Raheem Sterling found the back of the net for the Blues twice, however, Chelsea played the match with a 10-man squad after Conor Gallagher was handed a red.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek while speaking on how they were able to play with a 10-man team said they had to show defensive discipline.

He described the win against Leicester City had a collective effort in the face of adversity that pleased him afterwards.

‘We dominated the first 20 minutes, and then Con got sent off and it was a very tough game from then on, but we came in at half-time and said we can still win this game,’ Ruben revealed.

‘We have quality and there are a lot of subs. We didn’t want to use the red card as an excuse to come away with a draw or a loss.

‘We accepted we weren’t going to have most of the ball, but we could create chances by counter-attacking with pace. We couldn’t go crazy with the press being one man down. We had to stay in a block, be tight, be compact, let them play around us and try and block crosses.

‘It’s very hard, they did get a few opportunities, but that’s going to happen when you have 10 men against good attacking players.’

Loftus-Cheek revealed the dressing room was delighted by their win against the Foxes.