Alvaro Morata grateful to Chelsea fans for ditching offensive chant and giving him new song during 4-0 win at Stoke
- Alvaro Morata scored his first Premier League hat-trick in a 4-0 win at Stoke City
- Chelsea fans at the bet365 Stadium sang a new song in honour of Morata
- 'He comes from sunny Spain, he's better than Harry Kane,' they chanted
- The song was introduced after Morata urged fans to scrap an anti-semitic chant
- After Saturday's match, a Chelsea spokesperson said Morata was grateful
Chelsea have claimed that hat-trick hero Alvaro Morata was grateful to fans for coming up with an acceptable new song in his honour.
Blues supporters ditched a previous anti-semitic chant that included the Y-word a line about Morata hating Tottenham.
Thousands of travelling fans yesterday joined in a new song.
Chelsea star Alvaro Morata was said to be grateful after fans gave him a new song on Saturday
Morata left Stoke's bet365 Stadium with the match ball after scoring a hat-trick in a 4-0 victory
Chelsea fans were desperate to get hold of Morata's shirt at full-time at Stoke
'He comes from sunny Spain, he's better than Harry Kane', boasted Chelsea fans as their £60million striker inspired a 4-0 win over Stoke City.
Earlier this season the club called on supporters to stop singing the anti-semitic song and warned that prosecutions could follow for anyone who continued.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said: 'Our fans were fantastic today.
'In Stoke's stadium, the crowd push a lot. I want to thank our fans because I repeat they helped the team a lot today. It was a good chant as well. I am pleased.'
A Chelsea spokesman said afterwards that Morata was grateful for the support and the new tribute chant.
Romelu Lukaku last week appealed for Manchester United supporters to stop singing a song that made reference to his manhood.
But many United fans defied the plea during Saturday's 1-0 win at Southampton.
Fans praised Morata by singing: 'He comes from sunny Spain, he's better than Harry Kane'
Spaniard Morata had earlier urged Blues supporters to ditch a different song about him
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