This weekend will be the biggest test yet for Chelsea, who have had an outstanding start to the Premier League season.
The Blues’ perfect away record this season is at its highest risk when they travel to Anfield to play league leaders Liverpool.
After an undefeated September, Enzo Maresca will enter the match as the Premier League’s current manager of the month.
He will have to make some adjustments at Anfield after having been largely stable in his team selection thus far.
Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana, who have received five yellow cards in just seven league games this season, will also be out.
For the second time, Maresca will start Renato Veiga in the Premier League.
Consequently, Renato Veiga will probably be included in the side.
The Mirror claims that Maresca is reconsidering the idea of starting Veiga for just the second time in the league in an effort to neutralise Mohamed Salah’s threat.
In his lone previous league appearance, Veiga made an impact for a patchwork team beset by illnesses and injuries against Bournemouth.
Renato Veiga is Portugal’s star.
His debut start for the Portugal national team recently garnered a lot of attention, and he was hailed as the squad’s and the nation’s future. “Excellent” is how Diogo Dalot assessed his performance.
Although it feels like a huge chance for him to demonstrate that he deserves more playing time even at this early point in his career, throwing him into the Liverpool battle is on another level.
The signing of Veiga did not generate much enthusiasm throughout the summer and was largely overlooked.
He is already incredibly gifted, though, as evidenced by how easily he has replaced Ben Chilwell in the first team photo.
