A man of the match display from Kelechi Iheanacho helped Leicester romp to a 4-0 Europa League win over Braga.

The hosts started well with Iheanacho showing great determination to open the scoring in the 21st minute.

The Nigerian grabbed a second goal just after the break when his fierce shot from outside the box flew past Matheus following a wicked deflection. Iheanacho then turned creator, providing a pass to the back post which was tapped home by Dennis Praet.

Leicester then added some gloss to the scoreline through James Maddison, who finally got his goal after several close calls.

Here are your Foxes player ratings from the King Power Stadium…

Kasper Schmeichel (GK) – 7/10 – Just the one save to make. Would imagine he will be rested for the remainder of Leicester’s group games now.

James Justin (CB) – 8/10 – Mopped up a string of long balls, recording a superb five interceptions in total.

Wesley Fofana (CB) – 7/10 – Rarely if ever tested by the visitors to be honest. Looked good on the ball.

Christian Fuchs (CB) – 8/10 – Ingenious long throw led to the game’s opener. A few sloppy moments in possession but was very solid, making three blocks in the first half alone.

Marc Albrighton (RWB) – 7/10 – Enthusiastic display as always. His thrust down the right hand side was important to the Foxes’ dominance.

Youri Tielemans (CM) – 7/10 – Will this guy ever stop running? Probably not. Keeps up his record of starting every single game this season – except that Carabao Cup abomination against Arsenal.

Hamza Choudhury (CM) – 8/10 – Read the game brilliantly, registering four interceptions. Also treated us to a few heroic blocks and some great passes.

Luke Thomas (LWB) – 7/10 – Continues to look more dangerous than Justin when deployed on the left. Some of his crossing was incredible.

Cengiz Under (RW) – 7/10 – Pressed very well, creating a couple of good opening with his hard work. Occasionally lacked that final ball but looked promising overall.

Kelechi Iheanacho (ST) – 9/10 – An unconventional way to open the scoring but a goal’s a goal. He deserved his fortunate second and registered an assist as well – even if it was 100% a scuffed shot. His incredible performance was a great response to being left out against AEK Athens last week.

James Maddison (LW) – 9/10 – Drifted inside from the left and provided some magic moments. Set up Iheanacho for the opener and finally got his goal near the end after a string of near misses.

Wes Morgan – 6/10 – Shored things up. Was great fun seeing him play alongside fellow Premier League winner Christian Fuchs.

Dennis Praet – 7/10 – Made a brilliant run and was rewarded with a goal.

Ayoze Perez – 7/10 – Was on the pitch for just over 20 minutes and got an assist. What more can you ask for?

Harvey Barnes – 6/10

The six substitutions made just after the hour mark gave Chelsea’s Champions League win over Rennes a bit of an international friendly vibe – and this is very much how the second half felt as the Blues saw out a comfortable 3-0 victory over their 10-man opponents.

It was a game that was effectively ended on the stroke of half-time, as Tammy Abraham’s effort was judged to have struck the arm of Rennes full-back Dalbert. Timo Werner dispatched his second spot kick, Dalbert was shown a second yellow and Chelsea were cruising to victory.

Abraham wrapped up the win five minutes into the second period, stretching the Blues’ unbeaten run to 10 games – including three wins on the bounce.

It was not necessarily flashy, thrilling or out of your seat exciting. But it was polished, comfortable and convincing, as the pieces continue to slot into place for Frank Lampard’s new look side.

Most importantly, it was another clean sheet for Chelsea, their fifth in a row and the sixth in seven games for Edouard Mendy since his arrival from Rennes. Such a record would have been a far flung pipe dream a little over a month ago when the Blues were being carved open by newly promoted West Brom.

But the arrival of Mendy has added a layer of calmness to the Chelsea backline, the chaos encouraged by Kepa Arrizabalaga’s presence a distant memory.

Unsurprisingly, the 10 men of Rennes rarely threatened, allowing the Chelsea defence to show off their ability in possession. Thiago Silva was picking passes like a quarterback, a perfectly weighted cross field pass to get Reece James in behind in the second half the pick of the bunch.

James and Ben Chilwell impressed down either flank and were arguably Chelsea’s two most exciting players. The pair were encouraged to maraud forward at every given opportunity, with Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech drifting inside and Jorginho happy to sit and protect the back four impeccably.

With the array of attacking talent that Chelsea were already blessed with prior to the arrival of Ziyech and Werner, scoring goals was never going to be an issue for them this season. And it hasn’t been – 32 goals in 12 games thus far this term.

But the Blues have now gone more than seven hours without conceding, a run the club have not enjoyed at the back since the days of Petr Cech.

Chelsea fans will be thanking their former number one for the tip off, with Cech’s recommendation of Mendy said to be key in the recruitment of the Rennes goalkeeper.

He was not a spectacular or flashy signing, and this was not necessarily a flashy or spectacular performance from Chelsea. But it was just what they needed as Lampard’s side continue to settle and look more steady every time they set foot on the pitch.