Chelsea U21 coach Mark Robinson was delighted with their 3-2 Prem 2 win against Manchester United.
Shola Shoretire scored twice as United captain on the day, but the Blues prevailed through goals from Donnell McNeilly, twice on his full debut, and Tyrique George.
Robinson told the club's website: "It was a really enjoyable game. We started with really good intensity, could have scored two goals quite early on with good one-on-one situations. Then it became a little bit transitional, we turned the ball over a little bit cheaply a couple of times.
"We always want the boys to carry a threat and transition quickly, but on a couple of occasions when Man United got back in shape we could have recognised that and had a little bit more control.
"We forced things a couple of times, but on the whole it was a really good half and we were really pleased to be going in 2-0 up, although Max [Merrick] pulled off a fantastic save to keep it that way."
He added: "Tyrique's had a number of games now. Donnell's been coming off the bench, but he started this game and did really well, scoring two goals on his first start was great. They were both excellent, but all the boys were.
"The two young lads in midfield, Kiano [Dyer] and Harrison [McMahon], were outstanding. In fact the whole midfield three were good, Leo [Castledine] was very good until he had to come off."
