Liam Rosenior hailed “outstanding” Chelsea’s “strong start” to his reign as he savored a 5-1 rout of Charlton in the English FA Cup third round.
Taking charge of Chelsea for the first time following his arrival from Strasbourg to replace Enzo Maresca, Rosenior watched as goals from Jorrel Hato, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Guiu, Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez gave him the perfect introduction to his new club.
"A good start, professional,” Rosenior said. “The quality of my players was outstanding. Strong start, something to build on.
"There are a lot of positives. Strong start but nothing to get too carried away about yet.”
Rosenior is the first manager to win his debut game in charge of Chelsea since Antonio Conte in 2016 after the nine previous permanent and caretaker bosses failed to start with a victory.
Much sterner tests lie ahead for Rosenior, starting with a visit from Premier League leaders Arsenal in the League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday. “The lads have been really receptive to us ... If we keep working in this way I’m excited for the future,” Rosenior said.
Elsewhere, Crystal Palace suffered the biggest shock in FA Cup history as the holders suffered a 2-1 defeat at sixth-tier Macclesfield, while Antoine Semenyo began his Manchester City career by scoring in a 10-1 rout of Exeter.
But Tottenham boss Thomas Frank’s future was plunged into doubt after a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa.
In their last FA Cup outing at Wembley in May, Palace made history by beating Manchester City to win the club’s first ever major trophy.
This time Palace entered the record books for the wrong reasons as captain Paul Dawson and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts scored either side of half-time at Moss Rose for the side managed by John Rooney, the younger brother of former England captain Wayne Rooney.
The 117 places separating Premier League outfit Palace from Macclesfield of the National League North is the most overcome by an underdog in FA Cup history.
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