IT'S NO BORO FOR BLUES

Rampant Chelsea blow away Carrick's men

EIGHTEEN months into the Todd Boehly reign and Chelsea are back to doing what they do best.

They became serial winners and perennial finalists under Roman Abramovich and Mauricio Pochettino appears to have picked up the knack.

This was Easy Street for Chelsea who swept aside a Boro side who embarrassed themselves with sloppy errors and left visiting boss Michael Carrick ashen-faced.

Cole Palmer struck twice and is rapidly becoming Chelsea's most important player but they didn't even need to be at their best.

Palmer said: "I missed three sitters in the first game so it was always at the back of my mind coming into this game.