Who will replace Jackson: Marsca gives Chelsea team news Vs Manchester United

On Friday, Chelsea will host Manchester United in the game that will decide their chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season.

With Chelsea seated at the 5th spot on the league table, they will need a win against Manchester United to move up.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca provided team update, disclosed that his side will be without the services of Nicolas Jackson against Man Utd.

This comes after Jackson was handed a red card against during the Blues’ outing against Newcastle last time out.

The striker will also be unavailable for the Blues’ trip to Nottingham Forest next weekend.

Maresca disclosed that he and his coaching staff were ‘working on’ a solution to that issue, as he refused to name who would replace Jackson in a central striking role on Friday.

Maresca confirmed that Reece James will be available despite suffering from illness at the start of the week.

The Blues manager in his pre-match statement said Christopher Nkunku  Maresca will also not be available to play against the Red Devils.

Marc Guiu, who just returned from injury has started to train with the rest of the Blues squad. Maresca disclosed he is not ready to start.