Morata: Cristiano Ronaldo and Llorente made me better

Chelsea New signing Alvaro Morata has hit the ground running in the English Premier League after moving to Chelsea from Real Madrid. The Spaniard has scored three goals from four matches so far in the league, all coming from headers.
Morata said training and playing with Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid and Fernando Llorente at Juventus helped him improve his heading ability.
He told Dailymail: ‘At Real Madrid, I did heading drills with Cristiano Ronaldo. You see him go up for headers, that spring and power, he is a real beast.

‘At Juventus, I saw Fernando Llorente, how he finds space and directs his headers. I like the physical challenge. Last week, I played against Wes Morgan and Harry Maguire… big guys.

‘Cesc Fabregas was putting in good corners that I thought I could get to and bury but there were some coming in and I couldn’t even get a jump up against those guys.’

Morata is expected to lead the line for Chelsea on Sunday against Arsenal after missing the Champions League match against Qarabag on Tuesday.

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