Enzo Maresca was hoping that the student would become the teacher in his second head-to-head with former mentor Pep Guardola this Premier League season.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support.

Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Chelsea’s current form is a result of Enzo Maresca publicly saying the Blues aren’t in the title race. Following the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday it means Chelsea are now on a run of one win in their last seven league games.

A run of two wins in seven European games left City’s Champions League knockout-phase hopes under threat. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Champions City beat visitors Chelsea on Saturday to climb above them into fourth place in the Premier League table

Enzo Maresca insists he continues to ‘trust’ Robert Sanchez despite the goalkeeper’s mistake in Chelsea ’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday. Chelsea took an early lead as Nicolas Jackson capitalised on an error from City’s new £33.6 million signing Abdukodir Khusanov to give Noni Madueke a simple tap-in from close range.

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

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.

After Chelsea's 2-1 win over Brentford, Enzo Maresca's side were looking in a commanding position in the race to finish in the Premier League top four.

Enzo Maresca offered his backing to Robert Sanchez after Chelsea's defeat at Man City but gave no guarantees that the goalkeeper will keep his place.

In November, he suggested that Jamie Vardy was the best English striker of his generation, better even than Wayne Rooney or Harry Kane. He also claimed that League One side Barrow and then a doomed Southampton were the “worst” possible opponents for his Chelsea side, who went on to score five in both games.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has demanded more from Robert Sanchez after the Spaniard made further errors to cost his side. Sanchez has made five errors leading to