After another moment of individual brilliance from the Spaniard won the blues all three points against a defensively setup West Brom and his manager had nothing else but praise for his point man.

‘He’s showing great passion, he likes to play
football'

‘He’s showing me great commitment and work-rate with and without the ball to help the team. It’s important for him to continue in this way, I’m very happy with him'.

'Diego is a great striker and he can
continue to improve his football but I’m
satisfied with the work we are doing with him and the team'

The striker has been threading on a knife edge having picked up four yellow cards this season and only a booking away from a game suspension. Since our winning streak started in October Costa has evaded the referee's yellow book,a notable achievement considering he racked up four in the opening six games.

'January is arriving and it’s incredible because after the Arsenal defeat he had four yellow cards, he was on the edge and he continued to stay on the edge. I think he can arrive in January without a yellow card, I hope he can.’ Conte said