Michael Owen claims Chelsea are ‘carrying’ Timo Werner and Kai Havertz

Michael Owen has described Chelsea as a ‘ruthlessly efficient’ side, but claimed the team are ‘carrying’ certain individuals such as Timo Werner and Kai Havertz

The Blues motored to a 3-0 victory away at Tottenham on Sunday as they joined Liverpool and Manchester United in gaining 13 points from a possible 15 so far this season.

Thomas Tuchel had his attack bolstered this season with the marquee addition of Romelu Lukaku, who returned to the club in a deal worth £97.5million.

That acquisition has led to even more competition for the two spots behind the striker, with Werner and Havertz having to compete with Mason Mount, Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic for their places.

Germany internationals Werner and Havertz both struggled to adapt to England’s top flight in their debut seasons, although Havertz turned around his form in the latter stages of the campaign – most notably scoring the winner in the Champions League final.

This season, Werner has been limited to just one start in the Premier League, while Havertz has enjoyed more game time than his compatriot, with four league starts.

Though ex-Liverpool and England striker Owen thinks Tuchel’s side are ‘steamrolling’ so far this season, he expects more from two of the club’s big-money signings from last summer.

‘If I could describe them [Chelsea] in one way it would be: efficient,’ Owen told Premier League Productions.

‘They do not look like conceding a thing, they don’t look like scoring five or six goals, but they’re just brutal, ruthlessly efficient at the moment.

‘They’ve got a centre-forward now [Lukaku], who you expect to cause danger every time he gets the ball, a focal point they can hit it to, they’ve got runners off him, they can cross the ball and expect him to be in there.