Chelsea got life under Mauricio Pochettino officially under way as the new Blues boss picked up a 5-0 preseason over Welsh darlings Wrexham at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Chelsea got life under Mauricio Pochettino officially underway as the new Blues boss picked up a 5-0 preseason over Welsh darlings Wrexham

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Wrexham pushed hard for a goal against Premier League opposition, but Connor Gallagher added a cheap third goal with nine minutes remaining to put the game away

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Christopher Nkunku added a fourth with seconds remaining in regulation, and then Ben Chilwell got a fifth with the final kick of the game

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In front of over 50,000 fans on the campus of UNC, Wrexham, newly promoted to League Two for this season under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

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Pochettino will now head to Philadelphia to play a Premier League Summer Series match against Brighton & Hove Albion in just three days time

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It was a wonderful scene at Kenan Stadium, where the crowd was strongly supporting Wrexham each and every time they went up the field

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Chelsea got life under Mauricio Pochettino officially under way as the new Blues boss picked up a 5-0 preseason over Welsh darlings Wrexham at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Chelsea got life under Mauricio Pochettino officially underway as the new Blues boss picked up a 5-0 preseason over Welsh darlings Wrexham

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Wrexham pushed hard for a goal against Premier League opposition, but Connor Gallagher added a cheap third goal with nine minutes remaining to put the game away

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Christopher Nkunku added a fourth with seconds remaining in regulation, and then Ben Chilwell got a fifth with the final kick of the game

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In front of over 50,000 fans on the campus of UNC, Wrexham, newly promoted to League Two for this season under the ownership of Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

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Pochettino will now head to Philadelphia to play a Premier League Summer Series match against Brighton & Hove Albion in just three days time

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It was a wonderful scene at Kenan Stadium, where the crowd was strongly supporting Wrexham each and every time they went up the field

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