Enzo Maresca insists he continues to ‘trust’ Robert Sanchez despite the goalkeeper’s mistake in Chelsea ’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday. Chelsea took an early lead as Nicolas Jackson capitalised on an error from City’s new £33.6 million signing Abdukodir Khusanov to give Noni Madueke a simple tap-in from close range.

Enzo Maresca insisted he still trusts Robert Sanchez to be Chelsea’s starting goalkeeper but added that he wants to see a reaction from the Spaniard to another costly error in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has revealed that he was surprised after scoring the goal to complete the comeback in his side's win over Chelsea. Noni M

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has insisted that he will continue to "trust" error-prone goalkeeper Robert Sánchez. However, Maresca has warned that he

Enzo Maresca said that he would have to consider dropping Robert Sanchez after the Chelsea goalkeeper made his fifth major error of the season to give Erling Haaland the chance of a defining second goal for Manchester City in their 3-1 win.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said goalkeeper Robert Sanchez must “do better” after another mistake in the Blues’ 3-1 defeat by Manchester City. Maresca told Sky Sports: "The game started very well for us. We scored the first one and could have scored the second goal two or three times. The game would have completely changed. We missed.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended goalkeeper Robert Sanchez’s form ahead of the Blues’ weekend encounter with Manchester City.

ROBERT SANCHEZ was king of the cock-ups on a night of blue shirts and red faces at an error-strewn Etihad. And no-one was happier to see the Chelsea keeper wearing the crown than Abdukodir

Enzo Maresca has conceded that Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has a lot of improving to do and is ‘far’ from the level he demands. Sanchez has been reinstated as the Blues’ first-choice keeper since the arrival of Maresca this summer but has endured a mixed season in between the sticks.

Enzo Maresca says Robert Sanchez will remain Chelsea ’s No1 for the remainder of the season — but is “far, far, far” from playing at the level he wants from his goalkeeper. The Spaniard was the Blues’ first choice goalkeeper last season after his transfer from Brighton and has remained the go-to man in goal this season.

IT IS HARD to know what is more worrying for Chelsea fans. That their error-prone keeper Robert Sanchez is fighting for his reputation having dropped another clanger at a key moment. Or that the