Chelsea played Noah, a 7 year old team from Armenia in the last round of the Conference League.It was great fun, in a way – lots of debuts, youngsters got a runaround, a hatful of goals, everyone

“Yeah. It was a very good challenge for all the aspects. They were high pressing, they were intense, but no matter what the opposition do, it is important we are ready. It’s important also to continue with that mentality; to try and win all the games.”

Enzo Maresca says striker Christopher Nkunku is a big part of his plans at Chelsea and is not going to be sold in January. Nkunku’s future at Stamford Bridge has come into question of late with a source close to the player telling The Athletic last week that the forward is not too happy with how things are going right now.