Eden Hazard says Chelsea ‘played like tigers’ to earn their first win of the season against London rivals West Ham.
Hazard opened the scoring for Antonio Conte’s side before Diego Costa netted the winner after James Collins’ goal had levelled the game for West Ham.
And the Belgium international was named man-of-the-match in the win at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea looked to put last season’s miserable campaign behind them.
‘It is good to be back on the pitch and winning in front of our supporters,’ he told Sky Sports.
‘The first game in the season is always important. We did very well and played like tigers for 90 minutes.
‘It is not every year I score in my first game so that is good. I missed a couple of penalties last season and Oscar asked me before if he could shoot but I said, ”No, it’s my turn”. It is always good to score a penalty.
‘Last season is finished. Now we are looking forward to the future. We want to bring the fans a lot of emotion and it is always good to start the season like this.’
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