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Hiddink hails 'first step' for Pato

Guus Hiddink praised Alexandre Pato after the Brazilian scored in his Chelsea debut in the 4-0 win over Aston Villa.

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink believes there is more to come from Alexandre Pato after the Corinthians loanee enjoyed a goal-scoring debut in the 4-0 win over Aston Villa.

Pato made his long-awaited first appearance in a Blues shirt, more than two months after signing for the club, and he marked it with a goal from the penalty spot in first-half injury time, before combining with Oscar to set Pedro up for a second-half brace.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek had earlier scored his first Premier League goal, but Pato and Pedro stole the show from there.