Michy Batshuayi had a cameo to forget during Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday.
The Belgian failed to impress against Burnley on the opening day of the season and was subsequently dropped to the bench, with Alvaro Morata filling his shoes at Wembley.
With ten minutes to go, Batshuayi replaced Morata to offer a fresh pair of legs upfront. He found the back of the net within minutes. The only problem was, it was the back of Thibaut Courtois’ net.
Batshuayi will have been the most relieved man on planet Earth when Marcos Alonso gave Chelsea the lead in the 88th minute. A goal which proved to be the winner.
He look to Twitter to share his thoughts after the goal, revealing how thankful he was for the wand of a left-foot Alonso possesses.
Could have been worse… thankfully this team has incredible ressources, and @marcosalonso03 left foot 💙 let the season starts now 🤘 #KTBFF
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) 20 August 2017
He went on to share his relief with the official Chelsea Twitter account. We were all as relieved as you were, Michy…
Yeah tell me about it lol 😧 #phew thx @marcosalonso03 💙
— Michy Batshuayi (@mbatshuayi) 20 August 2017