Four months have passed since Chelsea slumped to defeat at Leicester, the nadir in another turbulent campaign and the trigger for another managerial casualty.
‘A difficult night,’ recalled captain Cesar Azpilicueta. ‘The result was bad but the feeling we all had was maybe worse, with the way we performed. We were going downwards in the previous two months. That game was bad.
'We could feel we were not playing at our level. But the reaction from the team was a big one. I think we are now in a position we wouldn’t have believed possible that day.