Cole Palmer, meanwhile, will not play for Chelsea against Arsenal this weekend due to Lisandro Martinez’s strong challenge.
In Sunday’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United, the Argentine’s challenge caught the England international.
Referee Robert Jones booked Martinez, but after a VAR check, Martinez was not sent off even though he had caught Palmer high.
Enzo Maresca hopes to resume training and play against the Gunners on Sunday, despite not being able to play against Noah in the Conference League on Thursday since he is not in the team.
Maresca remarked, “He didn’t train yesterday.” Therefore, we’ll check whether he can practice with us today. We hope so, but we must wait and observe before making a decision.
“Yes, there is a risk. The tackle wasn’t your typical one, therefore he didn’t train for the past few days. I hope he can return.
“He [Sancho] is getting better from that [illness], but he had a knock during the session, and he will be absent tomorrow.” However, we’ll see if he’s free on Sunday; if not, he won’t be available until after the international break.
And because of his deep squad, Maresca is adamant that he will keep switching up his team between tournaments.
As a result of having 24 and 25 healthy players who can compete in a range of events, we do this rather than making changes for Sunday’s big game. We will probably make some changes tomorrow as well.
They will all play in the Conference League, Premier League, or FA Cup at some point because the season is so long. This does not imply that those who are participating in the Premier League will not play in the Conference.
“As you can see from the outside, we have two teams, but we have one squad that is all fit, and we will try to use them all.”
After Sunday’s match at Old Trafford, Maresca was upset and insisted that it was “quite clear” that the challenge called for a red card.
We are currently waiting because Cole was in the changing room with ice. “Hopefully, it’s nothing significant,” the boss of Chelsea stated.
“I am aware that I will be questioned on the referee’s choice, and I believe that it is quite obvious to practically everyone, but the referee is there to make the call, and he made a different choice.
“At the end of the game, I informed [the referee] that it is a red if you go for the player instead of the ball. In my opinion, the choice to go for the player’s legs when there is no intention to go for the ball is unquestionable. I believe it’s quite obvious that it was red.
