That new five-year deal for Callum Hudson-Odoi is already looking like smart business for Chelsea. A player whose future seemed to lie elsewhere when Maurizio Sarri was in charge was the best player on the pitch after being handed his first league start of the season, running Southampton ragged with a display that demonstrated precisely why Bayern Munich wanted to buy him earlier this year.
Back from a serious achilles injury, Hudson-Odoi is playing with the determination of someone making up for lost time, someone desperate to show he is just as good as his fellow academy graduates. He has not looked out of place since returning to fitness and, having impressed as a substitute in recent weeks, he was outstanding from the start here, playing a starring role as
Chelsea recorded a crushing victory over a clumsy Southampton side.