Xabi Alonso proves Chelsea progress as new superpower rears head in Bournemouth rout

He was everywhere, tackling, blocking, offering himself to teammates and passing the ball on. And when everyone in Stamford Bridge was expecting Cole Palmer to strike at goal with a second-half free-kick, it was instead Henderson who strolled up and curled into the top corner, darting away to celebrate with a finger pointing at Palmer by way of thanks and then the finger angled towards Austin MacPhee, Chelsea’s set-piece coach.

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