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Marcos Alonso sent a message of congratulations to N’Golo Kante and Alvaro Morata after the Chelsea duo got on the score sheet in a 2-1 win at Leicester City on Saturday evening. The title winners bounced back from an opening day defeat in the Premier League following a 3-2 loss to Burnley at Stamford Bridge back in August. Chelsea responded with a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley before a 2-0 win against Everton ahead of the international break. And the defending champions made the breakthrough in the 41st minute at the King Power Stadium thanks to Alvaro Morata’s third Premier League goal. The Blues extended their lead in the second half thanks to Kante’s rare goal for the defending champions before Jamie Vardy halved the deficit from the penalty spot.

 by ordering his top of the range motor to be dumped in a youth team bay at the club’s training ground. Costa has been AWOL for the first month of the new season after boss Antonio Conte told him he no longer featured in his first team plans at Stamford Bridge. PA:PRESS ASSOCIATION Diego Costa has been handed a fresh snub by Chelsea after his car was dumped in a youth team bay JIM BENNETT Chelsea bosses ordered the Range Rover owned by Costa to be moved from the first team car park at their Cobham training ground