The center back headed home the only goal of the game against Liverpool with only ten minutes on the clock.It was his first match action since the previous campaign having played no part during our Austrian tour due to extended holiday.However,he is back and was delighted to hit the ground running.
'I'm pleased to get the first goal.As soon as he played it and I saw the flight of the ball I thought I was going to get a good contact and from that distance I'd expect to score'.
Double training sessions are the pivot of Conte's tactical tweaks and Cahill believes it will be very vital for the coming campaign.

'We've done a lot of training,fitness work and tactical work and it's good to put it into practice.There are some big changes,a different style and it will take time to learn,but that's why we have pre-season.Now we move on to the next game'.
A solid defensive performance will be vital over the course of the campaign and also on Saturday when we take on Real Madrid in Michigan.The fun can't stop now!