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Alvaro Morata under pressure to hit the ground running with Chelsea

You only get one chance to make a first impression, so the pressure is already on Alvaro Morata to make an impressive start as a Chelsea player when he faces Bayern Munich in Singapore on Tuesday. But with the mounting attacking problems facing manager Antonio Conte, the onus on Morata to banish Chelsea's blues with a stand-out display against the German champions cannot be over-stated.

Chelsea enjoyed a serene cruise to the Premier League title under Conte last season, with Eden Hazard and Diego Costa scoring 36 league goals between them. Pedro also weighed in with nine, which laid out the obvious depth of the team's scoring threat.