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Chelsea legend Pat Nevin had his say on Marcos Alonso’s target and celebration on his return.

The Spanish remaining-again grabbed the Blues badge and was mobbed by his crew-mates immediately after a pleasant volley sealed a 2- acquire about Burnley.

Chelsea's Marcos Alonso grabs the badge in delight after slamming home a great strike
Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso grabs the badge in delight just after slamming residence a great strikeCredit history: AFP

In his Chelsea column, Nevin wrote: “It was particularly appealing to watch the response of the crew towards Marcos right after he scored the cracker that wrapped up the points. He was quickly surrounded by just about each and every member of the group.

“Now it is not well worth hiding the truth that he was quite shut to persona non grata for a large element of the period, so some might believe that the clearly show of affection was aimed somewhere else. I suspect you would be completely wrong in that assumption.

“In each individual club gamers go in and out of favour with the managers, it is section of life and much more normally than not the relaxation of the crew do not just take sides simply because they have their have function to be concentrating on.

“However, when their mate is again in the fold, the welcome is sincere and heartfelt, and aimed particularly at him, no one particular else.

“It is great to see Marcos back again in rivalry, in particular with Spurs coming up in a couple of days, I am confident he specifically likes playing them with his outstanding scoring file against the Lilywhites.”