Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel hailed Timo Werner's contribution to a 2-1 win at bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United despite the German international's Premier League goal drought extending to 11 games. Werner set up Mason Mount's opener and won the decisive penalty, converted by Jorginho, as Chelsea closed to within a point of the top four with a third win in Tuchel's four games in charge. "When he plays like this we are very happy," said Tuchel. "This was a big step forward. The first goal was an amazing run and amazing assist. The goals will come." Werner was left on the bench for Frank Lampard's final two league games before the former England international was sacked last month. One of Tuchel's targets is to get the 24-year-old producing the prolific numbers he did for Leipzig in the Bundesliga. But despite the lack of goals, there were signs of Werner's confidence coming back against the Blades. 

"For myself, again no goal but it is good to see I can help the team with other things," said Werner. "I am happy when we win and with two assists but as a striker you want to score. It has been a long time and I have not had this long without in my career." Chelsea are now breathing down Liverpool's necks for a place in next season's Champions League after the defending champions were thrashed 4-1 at home by Manchester City earlier on Sunday. Tuchel has benefited from a kind run of fixtures to bed himself into English football, but the former Paris Saint-Germain manager has quickly implemented his ideas. Any suggestion Mount, who shot to prominence under Lampard, would be a casualty of the change of management have proven unfounded as the England international was again Chelsea's most dangerous player. Mount rounded off a brilliant team move, also involving Ben Chilwell and Werner, to give Chelsea the half-time lead their dominance deserved at Bramall Lane.