"No chance. No," the Brazilian told ESPN when asked if he would still be at the club had Conte remained in charge after Saturday's 3-0 win over Huddersfield on Sarri's Premier League debut. "I'm here because I want to play for Chelsea. I will only leave if Chelsea want me to go." Sarri has warned it will take time to master the brand of free-flowing attacking football he implemented at Napoli. But his desire to play on the front foot has already endeared him to Willian after two seasons under Conte's rigorous tactical approach that prioritised making Chelsea hard to beat. That approach was rarely successful against Arsenal, who Chelsea host at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Conte won just one of eight meetings against their London rivals, but Willian expects a different outcome thanks to Sarri's approach. "We have a great game to play against Arsenal and we want to win again," he added. "I think we have a good chance to turn the results around against them because now we have a different way to play football. "The manager tells us to play, to enjoy ourselves on the pitch, with responsibility. Now we have a different style, that's why we can create problems for Arsenal."

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