Deadly Diego defuses discord

China-linked Costa nets as Blues boss bids to bury exit speculation

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte hailed his team's united front after Diego Costa marked his return with a goal in a 2-0 victory over Hull City on Sunday.

Absent from the Blues' win at Leicester amid reports of a split with Conte after being supposedly being unsettled by an offer from China, Costa celebrated his opener with a hand gesture suggestive of media chatter.