At one level throughout a break in play early within the first half Ruben Loftus-Cheek stood towering over a sprawled out Frank Onyeka.
The pair had come collectively innocuously and the Brentford man got here off second finest, left on the bottom holding his face and requiring remedy prompting Loftus-Cheek to return to the scene simply to double examine on Onyeka's welfare.
It was a becoming picture. Loftus-Cheek was head and shoulders above all comers within the midfield battle at Brentford and Chelsea's standout till Edouard Mendy's late heroics ensured they escaped their West London rivals victorious because of Ben Chilwell 's first-half volley.
Loftus-Cheek's was one other show which recommended the additional health work he has been doing to remain trim, match, sturdy and get again within the Chelsea aspect is paying off.
Onyeka, who was finally effective to proceed, albeit with a bandaged head within the second half, will testify to that.
Saturday marked the primary time since April 2019 that Loftus-Cheek has began successive Premier League video games for Chelsea.
And it's not simply the performances but additionally the vary of qualities he possesses that imply hopes will shortly rise once more relating to the 25 year-old.
With all his presents mixed, the Chelsea academy product is a midfield expertise that may very well be fairly described as uncommon.
Loftus-Cheek is blessed with technical skill, a simple first contact and fast shut management.
Added to his stability, skill to dribble and carry the ball lengthy distances it's common to see him comfortably escape the tightest areas and drive ahead out of midfield.
He can choose a cross, doesn't shirk defensive duties, has the scale and stature that may make him unstoppable as soon as he will get going or unimaginable to dispossess but additionally does a lot of his work with an magnificence, composure and confidence.
Harm and misfortune have cruelly hampered the momentum of a expertise who was earmarked from his early teenagers and made his Blues bow at simply 18.
However so too at occasions has how he has been deployed.
Loftus-Cheek has been used as a complicated attacking midfielder, winger and even striker throughout his mortgage at Fulham final season, roles that fail to maximise his skill.
However Tuchel desires him on the coronary heart of issues as a central midfielder, as he was predominantly throughout his finest Chelsea spell thus far beneath Maurizio Sarri.
When supported by two teammates within the engine room to share the workload, as he was at Brentford, he has much more likelihood to affect proceedings, shine and breakout into one in all his trademark runs when the chance permits.
And it's a tweak price making when it brings out this model of Loftus-Cheek.
It has been a great distance again to simply this level for Loftus-Cheek because the severe 2019 Achilles harm that halted him following a profitable mortgage spell at Crystal Palace, place in England's 2018 World Cup squad and that progress he made beneath Sarri.
However he has by no means given up. With lots of his teammates returning late as a result of Euros Loftus-Cheek noticed pre-season as a recent likelihood to get in entrance of Tuchel early and stake his declare.
That mission has been achieved and the indicators for Loftus-Cheek are encouraging as soon as once more.
He stated: 'I'm having fun with all my time on the pitch. It isn't someplace I've performed quite a bit in my profession (deep). I began deep however with completely different managers I've simply moved up.
'No8, 10, winger, striker. Now I am back to deep. It is where I played a lot of my career, in my younger days 6 or 8 so it is not something that's too international to me.
'I have to use my body and be aware of what's round me. It's a place the place it's important to be protected a variety of time and dictate the play. It's arduous generally as I needed to run with it much more however I wanted to be disciplined on this function and choose my three or 4 occasions to run ahead however I get pleasure from it both means.
'Anywhere I play, especially in the midfield, is just fantastic. I love being back at this club.
'I had full intentions of staying after my Fulham loan so really happy to play and help the team.
'The manager says if I play this position be strong, use my body, dominate physically and play as I play. If you over think stuff things can go bad. It is about playing and have to fun, and we forget sometimes with the pressure and having to win we have to enjoy it as well.'
