Sections of the Chelsea support have lost patience with Sanchez, leading Maresca to urge the Stamford Bridge crowd to get behind whoever he chooses on Monday night. He did admit, however, that taking a struggling player out of the firing line could prove a wise course of action.

Enzo Maresca has said that Chelsea's form has "100%" been affected by transfer speculation, claiming some of his players may not have been fully focussed.

As Saturday demonstrated, visits to play Manchester City often expose the unvarnished reality of where Chelsea really are

Enzo Maresca tells Chelsea fans to expect players to arrive and leave before the winter transfer window closes next week. As ever, the Blues are being linked with a number of signings and with plenty of their players departing the club before transfer deadline day on Monday.

Given that the West London side has spent a quarter of a billion on its midfield, it is truly bizarre that they are left with such a weak option in this position.

Enzo Maresca has strongly refuted suggestions that Chelsea could recall Kepa Arrizabalaga from his loan spell at AFC Bournemouth before the January transfer deadline. However, the Blues boss has warned Robert Sanchez that his mistakes can't continue, opening a potential window of opportunity for Filip Jorgensen.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has compared forward Cole Palmer's influence on the team to that of Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah on Liverpool.

Marc Guiu has been a bit-part player at Stamford Bridge since arriving from Barcelona last summer but we could be about to see a lot more of the teenager at Chelsea

Enzo Maresca has ruled out recalling Kepa Arrizabalaga, who is on loan at Bournemouth, but admitted that Chelsea No.1 Robert Sanchez could be dropped.