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Maresca believes form and spending favours champions
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Chelsea having meeting to discuss Cole Palmer’s injury
The Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, fears it could be “impossible” for any team to stop Liverpool from retaining their Premier League crown. Arne Slot’s champions have already established a five-point cushion at the top of the table after an unblemished start to their title defence.
After a 2-2 draw at Brentford and then a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United, Chelsea are seven points off the championship pace. Liverpool secured the title last season with four matches to spare and then broke their transfer record twice this summer, signing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, in a deal which could rise to £116m, before spending £125m on Alexander Isak on deadline day. In all, Liverpool spent more than £400m on new signings.
Continue reading…Maresca believes form and spending favours championsChelsea having meeting to discuss Cole Palmer’s injuryThe Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, fears it could be “impossible” for any team to stop Liverpool from retaining their Premier League crown. Arne Slot’s champions have already established a five-point cushion at the top of the table after an unblemished start to their title defence.After a 2-2 draw at Brentford and then a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United, Chelsea are seven points off the championship pace. Liverpool secured the title last season with four matches to spare and then broke their transfer record twice this summer, signing Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, in a deal which could rise to £116m, before spending £125m on Alexander Isak on deadline day. In all, Liverpool spent more than £400m on new signings. Continue reading…
