Antonio Conte hinted he wasn't happy with Eden Hazard's work-rate as he was substituted in Chelsea's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.
Hazard was brought off in the 74th minutes. Hazard had set up Willian for the Chelsea goal
Jesse Lingard heading home a cross from Romelu Lukaku, who added an assist to the goal after he netted to cancel out Willian's opener.
Conte suggested that his withdrawal of Eden Hazard was merely a tactical decision.
"No Hazard [is not injured], no," he told a news conference. "It was a tactical decision.
"You have to keep the same performance for 90 minutes, we didn't have a great balance, and every single player has to try to work with the ball, without the ball, otherwise we lose our balance.
"I think he'd finished his energy because the first half he ran a lot. The second half he started the same way, but when I see a player is a bit tired, my task is to find a different solution."
On his decision to start Alvaro Morata, Conte said: "He played for 90 minutes, like the other players they tried to put everything [in] and give their all.
"For sure he can improve. I can take different decisions game by game. I took this decision to find the balance."
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