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David Luiz praises 'great' Singapore, blasts Sports Hub pitch at ICC

SINGAPORE -- Defender David Luiz joined his Chelsea manager Antonio Conte in praising Singapore as one of the hosts of the 2017 International Champions Cup (ICC), but reserved criticism for the National Stadium pitch.

The Premier League champions suffered consecutive defeats in the first-ever ICC held on Southeast Asian soil, with a 2-1 loss to Italian giants Inter Milan on Saturday night following Tuesday's 3-2 defeat to German champions Bayern Munich.

Luiz, who came off the bench for the first game, started alongside captain Gary Cahill against an Inter side who secured their second consecutive victory to claim the honours.