Delap and Rosenior enjoyed a successful 2023/24 campaign together at Hull City. The young striker thrived under his head coach.

Making 32 appearances and scoring eight times in all competitions during his time in East Yorkshire, Delap looked at home leading the line for a side coached by Rosenior.

The 22-year-old reflects fondly on the season the two spent together and Delap believes Rosenior's man-management, coupled with his work on the training pitch, will bring out the best of the Chelsea players.

‘He’s an incredible coach and an incredible person,’ Delap replied when asked about working under Rosenior at Hull, who we will face in this season's FA Cup fourth round.

‘I spent a year with him and I think his ideas, his philosophy and how he wants to play football will really suit us and help us. Especially me and a lot of the young boys he helped at Hull, he really helped us progress, and we’re all doing really well.

‘I really like his management style. As a person, he’s one of the nicest but can be brutally honest at times. I think as a coach, you need to be that. He will tell you why you’re not playing, he’ll tell you where you need to improve, and he’ll tell you where you’re doing well.

‘He’s really honest and if you build that trust with him and his staff, then it will help you. Liam’s honesty is really important.’

That honesty was exactly what Delap needed at Hull following two frustrating Championship loans the season prior.

‘I had struggled the season before I started working with him because that transition from academy football to a first-team environment is tough,’ he continued.

‘But Liam was one of the coaches who helped me most in terms of that transition. I was very grateful for that, as he and his staff helped me and I developed a lot under him. I’m hoping to continue to do the same now we’re both at Chelsea.’

Having got off the mark in the Premier League goal for the Blues against Fulham last week, Delap is ready to keep working and is hopeful of having a strong second half of the campaign.

He added: ‘It was a difficult start for me with injuries; it’s hard when you come to a new club, and you can’t just get a rhythm going.

'Right now, game by game, I’m feeling fitter and better, and hopefully I can help the team for the rest of the season.’