Reactions as Raheem Sterling leads 10-man Chelsea to 2-1 win over Leicester

Raheem Sterling finally opened his Chelsea account in brilliant fashion as the Blues bounced back on Saturday with a win over the Foxes. Here’s how fans reacted.

Chelsea recorded a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, August 27, 2022.

The Blues faced Leicester without their manager at the dug-out.

Tomas Tuchel was on Friday slapped with a touchline bine following his row with Spurs coach Antonio Conte in their dramatic London derby clash two weeks ago.

Chelsea and Leicester contested fiercely in the first-half with the Blues being reduced to 10 men after Conor Gallagher picked up his second yellow of the afternoon in the 28th minute.

Leicester toiled all afternoon to level terms and at least grab a point, but in the end could not, as Tuchel’s men held on for a hard-fought 2-1 win at the Bridge.

Brendan Rodgers’ losing streak with the Foxes continued as Leicester have now failed to win any of their opening fixtures this season.

Social Media Reactions

Following the win for Chelsea, fans took to social media to react. Here are some top reactions below:

Tuchel on Raheem Sterling: “We needed him to step up and he did.” #CFC

— chelsealens (@chelsealens_) August 27, 2022

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Raheem Sterling my Man of the Match for chelsea vs Leicester City this afternoon 💙 pic.twitter.com/U6Alym6kYV

— JACKSON CHELSEA 💙 (@JacksonChelse17) August 27, 2022

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Raheem Sterling is the third player to score for #Chelsea, Manchester City and Liverpool.

Can you name the other two, Blues?

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— Absolute Chelsea (@AbsoluteChelsea) August 27, 2022

Reece James and Raheem Sterling… pic.twitter.com/HaaVP0fWaq

— Elvis Tunde ➐ (@Tunnykvng) August 27, 2022

Raheem Sterling appreciation post 😍 pic.twitter.com/lDhXAEKtKf

— DollyPee (@therealdollypee) August 27, 2022

Raheem Sterling has arrived! pic.twitter.com/fpIFigquTD

— 𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐂̧𝐀𝐓𝐄 (@Pulisicate) August 27, 2022

Today epitomised what Raheem’s Sterling’s game is all about and why he will be so important to us this season.

Occasionally sloppy in possession, but ultimately cropping up in the box and grabbing the all important goals that won us the 3 points.

Top player. Top signing. pic.twitter.com/MnCQOOqJhj

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— Cammy (@carefreecammy) August 27, 2022

Raheem Sterling appreciation tweet. @sterling7 💙 pic.twitter.com/viZa0EbPaz

— TweetChelseaUK (@TweetChelseaUK) August 27, 2022

Raheem Sterling deserves that so much, he’s been excellent since he joined the club and that touch of luck is exactly what he and the squad needed.

— Jai McIntosh (@Jai_Mcintosh) August 27, 2022

Raheem Sterling is the best winger in the premier league.

— Sharyf🦁 (@__Sharyf) August 27, 2022

No Tuchel, Koulibaly, Kovacic, Kante and a red card but still 3 points.

We finally have a difference maker in attack, Raheem Sterling. pic.twitter.com/MME0ts7sBp

— Janty (@CFC_Janty) August 27, 2022

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Kovacic, Reece James, Thiago Silva, Cucurella & Raheem Sterling. I’ll protect these players with everything.

— Dubois (@CFCDUBois) August 27, 2022

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Raheem Babatunde Sterling…

What a game to get his first two Chelsea goals. 💙 pic.twitter.com/OW2QKmMaCs

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— Elvis Tunde ➐ (@Tunnykvng) August 27, 2022