Pochettino joke about what would happen to him if he didn’t start these two players vs Arsenal

Chelsea manager, Mauricio Pochettino recently joked that the club’s owners would “kill him” if he didn’t start two players against Arsenal.

The Blues lost a two-goal lead against the North London side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.

Although Pochettino had a number of key players out injured, he was still able to name a strong side, including Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez who both cost £222million.

Caicedo and Fernandez played the entire 90 minutes despite returning late from international duty.

Pochettino said: “It’s crazy for players to come back from South America on Wednesday and play on Saturday.

“But if I say “OK, I’m going to give them a rest” you [the media] will kill me, for sure if they don’t play – and the owner also!

“Today Caceido and Enzo arrived after two games in America and they were not fresh. But they are important plasters for us.”