"In the second-half, those coming on found it difficult to get going in the first 10 minutes and during that period we conceded with what was the opponents only chance of the game.

"After that we continued to dominate but it didn't really look like we would score.

"However it was a very worthwhile exercise. We have been training only two weeks, our movement and combination is improving every game but we need to do more work definisively.

"The number one objective is to make sure there are no injuiries and our fitness levels improve game-by-game and that was certainly achieved."

Rodgers practically used two teams for each half.

First-half team:

Rhys Taylor, Nana Ofori-Twumasi, Carl Magnay, Jeffrey Bruma, Patrick Van Aanholt, Liam Bridcutt, Jacob Mellis, Daniel Philliskirk, Miroslav Stoch, Morten Nielsen, Lee Saywer.

Second-Half team:

Rhys Taylor (Niclas Heimann 70), Shaun Cummings, Liam Bridcutt, Michael Mancienne, Patrick Van Aanholt (Tom Taiwo 65), Michael Woods, Sergio Tejera, Ricardo Fernandes, Fabio Ferreira, Morten Nielsen (Jacopo Sala 65), Miroslav Stoch.

Next Saturday 26th July, the reserves travel to Plainmoor to take on Helen Chamberlain's Torquay United. After that the reserves travel to Slovenia to play Hadjuk Split before completing their pre-season with a home and away double against Man Utd reserves.

Perennial winners of the London Masters, a Chelsea old boy team crashed out of the competition last night to eventual winners West Ham. The squad included Tore Andre Flo for the first time.

Squad:

Alan Judge, David Lee (c), Ken Monkou, Peter Rhoades Brown, Gareth Hall, Kevin McAllister, Darren Barnard and Tore Andre Flo.