The Blues had just 26 days off between the Club World Cup final and their first pre-season outing. The truncated off-season has led to an apparent increase in long-term injuries, with Levi Colwill, Liam Delap, and Dario Essugo all spending months on the sidelines.

Waldemar Anton pulled one back late on for Dortmund, but home substitute Rayan Cherki completed the scoring in stoppage-time to move Man City onto 10 points from four games. Foden told TNT Sports: “Yeah, loving it. Just need to play with a smile on my face, which I am doing.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is growing in optimism Cole Palmer will return from a groin injury in time to face Barcelona in the Champions League later this month. Palmer has not played since being substituted against Manchester United in September due to the problem.

A shocking stat has emerged that could lead to Enzo Maresca following in Frank Lampard’s footsteps out of the exit door at Stamford Bridge if he’s not careful. Maresca has seemingly adapted well since taking charge of the Blues. In his first full season, the club regained Champions League football by finishing fourth in the Premier League.

Chelsea are 'hopeful' that Cole Palmer will be fit again for the upcoming clashes against Barcelona and Arsenal, as Enzo Maresca delivered a positive injury update. The 23-year-old's creative spark has been sorely missed as he has been sidelined for over a month,

The fury about Delap's two yellows at Wolves was a significant change of tone from what we have heard from Chelsea's head coach up until now

Enzo Maresca tore into his Chelsea players following Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Qarabag. The Blues were expected to ease to victory in Azerbaijan in their early Champions League clash but were forced to share the spoils despite dominating for large periods.

Geovany Quenda has come in for criticism from the Portuguese media following his performance for Sporting Lisbon against Juventus on Tuesday night.Quenda will join Chelsea next summer after the Blues