Chelsea's Top 5 Performances under Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte came into Chelsea Football Club as its manager, he won two major titles, struggled in patches, and now, has been sacked by the Blues due to their inability to finish in the top four last season.

The FA Cup final against Manchester United in May at Wembley was Conte's last game in charge, as he won his second trophy with the London-based club that day.

The Italian will always be remembered for introducing the 3-4-3 formation to the Blues, which guided Chelsea to 2016-17 Premier League title. His touchline antics and celebrations after a goal were also unique and never seen before in the English game.

Under him, Chelsea played great counter-attacking football and tactically outclassed their opponents. They scored many late winners and even when they were a goal down they found a way back into the game more often than not.

During his time at Stamford Bridge, he won one Premier League title and one FA Cup. These trophies are a testament to the fact that his tactics produced results and in the process, the Blues delivered some great performances on the pitch.

Here are Chelsea's top five performances under Conte:

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#5 Watford 1 vs Chelsea 2 ( Premier League 20.08.2016)

Conte's substitutions worked perfectly in this game

This game was Conte's second game in charge and it was an away fixture against Watford. The Blues were in good spirit after Diego Costa scored a late winner against West Ham in the opening game of the season.

But in this game, it was Watford who opened the scoring through a volley by Etienne Capoue in the 55th minute and by the time it was 80 minutes on the clock, it seemed like Chelsea would not even be able to get a point from the encounter.

Conte then made two substitutions, bringing on Michy Batshuayi and Cesc Fàbregas, and this decision proved to be decisive in the game. Batshuayi leveled the scores in the 80th minute and then, Costa found the back of the net off a delightful pass from Fabregas to win the game for Chelsea.

The Blues showed great character to win the game. Also, Conte's substitutions worked perfectly and Chelsea won two games in a row under him.

#4 Atletico Madrid 1 vs Chelsea 2 (Champions League 27.09.2017)

Chelsea opened Atletico's defence even more effortlessly than Barca and Real Madrid.

This game was Conte's first big test with Chelsea in the Champions League. It was away to Atletico Madrid in their new home ground, the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.

It was Atletico Madrid who opened the scoring from the penalty spot after David Luiz pulled Lucas Hernandez inside the box. It was Antoine Griezmann who converted the penalty into a strike.

Chelsea responded well in the second half and the equalizer came from an Eden Hazard cross, which was converted by Alvaro Morata. It was again Batshuayi who come on as a substitute and won the game for the Premier League side.

The Blues won a free kick and instead of putting the ball into the box, they played short passes just for Batshuayi to script the winner.

Atletico's stubborn defence was opened up by Chelsea many times through the game.

#3 Chelsea 4 vs Manchester United 0 (Premier League 23.10.2016)

Conte's Chelsea humiliated Jose's Manchester United by scoring four goals past them

It was for the first time Jose Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge after being sacked in 2015 and the Chelsea fans did not greet him well on the day. For Conte, it was his first big test in the new 3-4-3 formation.

The Blues took a shock lead through Pedro within 30 seconds of the game and the Red Devils were caught napping in the opening minute of the game. Gary Cahill doubled Chelsea's lead from a corner soon thereafter.

United showed little sign of making a comeback and they were down to three when Hazard drilled in a precise shot from 15 yards in the 62nd minute.

It was a special match for NGolo Kante as well, who scored his first goal for the Blues in the 70th minute, which helped assert Chelsea's dominance further in the game.

This was where the Mourinho vs Conte rivalry took off, when the Italian tried to wind up the crowd after the game.

#2 Tottenham 1 vs Chelsea 2 ( Premier League 20.08.2017)

Chelsea showed great character in this game.

This was Chelsea's second game of the 2017/18 Premier League season after they had suffered a shock 3-2 defeat by the hands of Burnley in the opener. The team was already without the services of Hazard; and to pile more misery on the Blues, Cesc Fabregas and Cahill were suspended from participation.

Chelsea needed a good performance on the day, but in Tottenham, they faced a tough opponent. This did not discourage the Blues, though, as they tried to frustrate spurs by hitting on the counter.

Marcos Alonso's free-kick opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 24th minute of the game. However, late in the game, Michy Batshuayi scored an own goal to help Tottenham equalize.

Alonso came to Chelsea's rescue again, though, as his shot beat Hugo Lloris to notch up Chelsea's winning goal.

The match showed the team's strength in character: despite not playing with star players like Hazard and Fabregas, they managed to find a way out of the foxhole and that too, against an opposition like Tottenham.

#1 Manchester City 1 vs Chelsea 3 (Premier League 3.12.2016)

Chelsea punished Machester City for not taking their chances.

This was a classic performance from a champion team.

Chelsea did not create many chances through the 90 minutes, but converted those that came their way. Manchester City, on the other hand, created many chances but barely managed to find an end product off them.

Manchester City dominated possession and went into halftime with a lead through Cahill's own goal. Kevin De Bruyne had City's best chance to double the lead, but he failed to convert the same. At the other end, Fabregas opened City's defence with a pass to Costa, who bullied Nicolas Otamendi to equalize for the Blues.

Gündoğan then ran into Chelsea's box, but ended up giving the ball away at the wrong moment. Chelsea capitalized on the counter-attack with Willian bristling with pace to socre second goal for the Blues.

Hazard bagged the game for the London side with a neat finish in the 90th minute. It was a brilliant game of football where one side was leading at halftime, but the other side was patient and managed to turn the tide in their favour in the second half.

It was an immense performance from the Blues away from home to a team coached by Pep Guardiola.

They fought their way back into the game and from that game on they really pushed for the title.