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Chelsea had to bide our time against a stubborn Sheffield United defence at Stamford Bridge, but found the breakthrough after half-time when Cole Palmer turned in Raheem Sterling’s pass to open the scoring, and then Palmer turned provider to set up Nicolas Jackson and seal a 2-0 win for Chelsea.

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed a tactical change at half-time helped Chelsea secure the victory over Sheffield United.

Pochettino said: “In the first half it was a little bit frustrating because we didn’t find a way to break the low block of Sheffield United. We were frustrated but at the same time all 11 players were committed with the team, chasing the opponent trying to get the ball back as soon as possible and not give the opportunity to Sheffield United to create chances.

“In the second half we fixed different positions and we started to find better possibilities with the ball and stretch their line, with Sterling and Jackson going into the space. I think we were aggressive enough, but we suffered in the first half because we made a mistake in the way that we tried to penetrate.

“In the second half with the things that we changed the team found better solutions. We swapped Sterling and Palmer, and the positions of our full-back and the midfield also.

“In the first half we didn’t give the possibility to Cole or the team to really find better positions on the pitch. That is why we changed, and the way to build from a medium block.

“I think we put too much pressure on Disasi and Colwill when they were on the ball, with only one option to play. It was impossible to create chances and circulate the ball, because always we gave them time to shuffle, and when we took risks we lost the ball.

“When we changed positions in the second half we did much better and started to create real problems to Sheffield United.”