Thomas Tuchel heaped praise on Romelu Lukaku for overcoming the 'pressure' and 'adversity' of his interview controversy to impress in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Tottenham.
Lukaku, 28, was making his first Blues outing since expressing his unhappiness at the club and flirting with former side Inter Milan in an explosive interview with Sky Italy last week.
The Belgium striker was dropped by Tuchel for Sunday's 2-2 Premier League draw at home to Liverpool and slapped with a fine, but he returned to the starting lineup for their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Spurs.