Chelsea manager on injured players

With the international break currently on, Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino shared his take on the Blues injured players and the effect on the team.

The manager also spoke on what to look forward to and what can be achieved this season once a number of players return from injury.

He said: ‘We have many players injured, key players who cannot compete and train with us. That is so important. You can see how different it is for a club like Manchester City, how affected they are, when there is no Rodri of [Kevin] De Bruyne, and that’s only two players.

‘For us, we miss many key players that can help us develop and improve the team faster. Yes, in this way, when we recover all the players, for sure we will be ready to compete for big things.

‘Even now, we need to believe that we can compete for big things despite the circumstance.’

After the international break, Chelsea will go head to head against EPL toppers Arsenal.