Morata patted his trusty head as he wheeled away in celebration (Picture: BT Sport)

Alvaro Morata was keen to remind Eden Hazard just what a useful asset his head can be after he scored Chelsea’s equaliser against Atletico Madrid.

The Spain international has made a sensational start to his career in west London but has had limited opportunities to link up with the Belgian international, who has only just returned from a long-term ankle injury.

A partnership between Morata and Hazard certainly looks likely to be a lucrative once on the evidence of Wednesday’s impressive performance against the Spanish side, with the former Real Madrid striker glancing home the winger’s cross to cancel out Antoine Griezmann’s first half penalty.

Morata was embraced by his manager Antonio Conte (Picture: Getty)
Alvaro Morata now has seven goals in as many appearances for Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

Hazard on Morata

‘Like you saw, I saw he is a good player, I saw that he scores a lot with his head… now he needs to score with his feet,’ joked Hazard after the win over Leicester.

‘He is a top player. He can score every time. When he scores, we win the game so I think he is good.

‘He is in good form, even in the national team he scored three times so I hope that for Chelsea, he can score a lot of goals.’

Despite their limited playing time together, Hazard had teased his new teammate last week, claiming it was about time he started scoring with his feet.

Morata duly obliged on Saturday, scoring three times with his trusty right boot in the thumping 4-0 win over Stoke City but he was up to his old tricks at the Wanda Metropolitano.

And as he wheeled away in celebration, he patted the head which has so far brought him four goals this season in a cheeky dig at Hazard.

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