CESC’S GOT A WARNING FOR MORATA

Fabregas warns £67m striker he’s facing heat to fill Diego void

ALVARO MORATA has been warned he is under enormous pressure as Diego Costa’s successor. Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas pulled no punches as he said the £67million club-record signing faces a massive challenge to fill the striker’s shoes.

Costa (left) was top-scorer at Chelsea, won two titles in three years, and was hugely popular in the dressing room at Stamford Bridge. But his bust-up with Blues boss Antonio Conte has seen him unceremoniously dumped. Chelsea have brought in Spain star Morata, 24, from Real Madrid, and Michy Batshuayi, 23, will also be expected to step up.

But Fabregas says replacing Costa will be very difficult, especially as they are emerging, rather than established, talents. Fabregas said: “They are two young strikers, who will have to improve as quickly as possible, because they are our main forwards.

“When you are the main striker for Chelsea, you need to fight for all the competitions.

“As a team, if you are going to fight for all competitions, you need your strikers to score lots of goals.

“That’s why I’m saying they will be under pressure taking this challenge. When you’re the striker of a top team, this is what you live with – they will have to cope with it.

“I’ve always had a good understanding with Morata, to be honest. He’s always been a striker with a bit of everything. He has a lot of potential, the same as Michy, to improve. It’s up to them how far they want to go.”

Fabregas (top) also insisted that Batshuayi will get more games this season, as Chelsea face a much tougher task in trying to compete on four fronts.

And he said the more punishing schedule will make it tougher for Chelsea to retain their Premier League title.

He added: “With no Champions League last season, and given we went out early in the League Cup, we were all fit for most of the season. We had

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