Morgan Rogers seems to be making an impact at Chelsea in more ways than one.

Rogers joined Chelsea from Aston Villa during the summer in a club record £117m deal and has made an immediate impact at Stamford Bridge. He is the Blues’ top scorer this season with six goals in all competitions.

Morgan Rogers has taken up leadership role at Chelsea

Alonso will also be happy with the leadership skills Rogers has displayed. Before kick-off against Sunderland, Rogers was seen doing Chelsea’s team talk, which is not something you see too often from a young attacker at a new club.

Journalist Bobby Vincent has also been told that Rogers has taken up a leadership role at Chelsea since his arrival in west London. In a Q&A on football.london, Vincent said: “I’m fortunate enough to attend 99% of Chelsea matches and I have to say, when [Jordan] Henderson is playing, you can hear him on the pitch.

“He has a very loud voice on the pitch. Interestingly, too, I’ve had a couple of people mention to me that Morgan Rogers has taken up a leadership role within the team.”

Rogers is one of many Chelsea players now on international duty, and fans will be desperate for him to return to Cobham unscathed as his importance to the team continues to grow. If there is somewhere Rogers can improve right now, it is probably creating chances.

While the Englishman has been scoring goals for Alonso’s side this season, he has only registered one assist in 10 Premier League games. According to FotMob, Rogers is currently creating 1.73 chances per 90 minutes.

To put that into context, Alonso’s other No.10, Cole Palmer, is creating 2.25 chances per 90. Rogers did assist three goals in a single Carabao Cup game in September, so he certainly is capable of being a creator.

Once Joao Pedro returns from injury, things may get a bit easier for the England international in that department. Pedro is a world-class finisher, and the likes of Rogers and Palmer will only benefit from playing alongside him regularly. Pedro has a 31% shot conversion rate, which Chelsea have clearly been missing.