How Fabregas can reinvent Mourinho and inspire Chelsea

After one game in blue former Arsenal and Barcelona man is hailed as signing of the summer

Man of the match Cesc Fabregas at Turf Moor
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The Premier League season is only one week old, but already Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has been singled out as the player who could decide this year's title race.

His bravura debut performance against Burnley on Monday night has provoked gasps of admiration and assertions that Chelsea have made the signing of the summer – one that leaves Arsenal, Manchester United and Barcelona with egg on their faces.

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