Chelsea news: Xabi Alonso reacts to 10-goal Western Sydney Wanderers thriller, Jordan Henderson, Danny Welbeck talks

Xabi Alonso has described Chelsea's pre-season affable with Western Sydney Wanderers arsenic "very useful" aft the Blues recorded a 6-4 victory.

The Spaniard named a youthful XI for his archetypal authoritative friendly, with lone 4 first-team players being selected.

A deficiency of acquisition showed arsenic Chelsea recovered themselves 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 down earlier a precocious Joao Pedro hat-trick earned a thrilling win.

While the wide show volition beryllium criticised, Alonso tin instrumentality positives from the resoluteness of his squad arsenic his squad bid to impress.

Alonso reacts to Chelsea, Western Sydney Wanderers thriller

As per BBC Sport's Nizaar Kinsella, Alonso said: "It was a precise utile affable that we tin larn from today."

Meanwhile, arsenic per football.london's Bobby Vincent, the Blues brag added: "There were moments we were struggling for solutions, we request to close that.

"Our crippled management, we tin larn from today. They were pressing high, and we request to find solutions. It volition hap often successful each the games.

"The much situations we person similar this, the amended it is for america to find the solutions. It's going to beryllium utile for the future, minutes for everyone, nary injuries."

Alonso speaks connected Henderson, Welbeck Chelsea links

On Monday, Chelsea were linked with some Brentford's Jordan Henderson and Brighton & Hove Albion's Danny Welbeck, a wide displacement successful transportation attack by BlueCo.

While Alonso did not privation to talk specifically connected the pair, helium hinted that determination was a tendency to adhd much acquisition to the group.

Alonso said: "I americium definite that from contiguous until the past time that determination volition beryllium a batch of links.

"To remark connected them each volition beryllium a hard task, but we request balance, to person a implicit squad and marque a bully team."

Chelsea are adjacent successful enactment erstwhile they look Tottenham Hotspur connected Saturday greeting (UK time).