5 players who could shine in the Community Shield

#2 Michy Batshuayi

Could Michy Batshuayi use the Community Shield to cement himself in Chelsea's starting line-up?

Belgian international striker Batshuayi was signed for a solid transfer fee of £33m last summer, but spent most of the season confined to the bench due to the form of Diego Costa and Antonio Conte’s habit of playing with just one central striker.

Still, his goal record was impressive – five EPL goals in just 236 minutes of play, averaging a goal every 47 minutes. Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin has even gone as far as to claim that the Belgian is more clinical in front of goal than Tottenham’s Harry Kane, who won last season’s Golden Boot.

With Costa now on the outs with Conte, and his replacement, Alvaro Morata, expected to start on the left of Chelsea’s three-man attacking trio due to the injury suffered by Batshuayi’s compatriot Eden Hazard, the Community Shield could prove to be the big chance for Batshuayi to prove his worth at Stamford Bridge.

Essentially, there’s very little competition for him now. It helps that he’s been so impressive during the pre-season for Chelsea, banging in three goals thus far.

Two of them came in July’s 3-0 victory in Beijing against none other than...Arsenal, of course. Conte praised the 23-year-old's hard work following that performance and the stage is set this weekend for the Belgian to star again. Even with Morata involved, he’s Chelsea’s danger man.