Chelsea team news: Liam Rosenior drops fresh update on Enzo Fernandez situation after recent controversy

Chelsea are acceptable to invited backmost 1 of their astir important players aft a turbulent fortnight astatine Stamford Bridge.

Enzo Fernandez has missed the Blues’ past 2 matches pursuing interior disciplinary action, but manager Liam Rosenior has present offered a caller update connected the midfielder’s situation.

It comes astatine a important clip for Chelsea, with a immense clash against Manchester United looming aft Sunday's disappointing decision to Manchester City.

What has Liam Rosenior present said astir Enzo Fernandez?

Rosenior has confirmed that Fernandez is backmost successful contention aft serving his two-match ban.

Speaking up of Chelsea’s upcoming league fixture, Rosenior revealed that Fernandez has held talks with some the manager and the squad successful a bid to gully a enactment nether the issue.

“He wanted to person a speech with the enactment radical - the main players of the radical - and talk to the players,” Rosenior said.

“Yes, Enzo has spoken with me, the enactment radical and each of the players, and we look guardant to welcoming him back.”

The comments suggest the concern has present been resolved internally, with Chelsea keen to determination connected quickly.

Why was Enzo Fernandez dropped for past 2 Chelsea games?

The 25-year-old midfielder was near retired of the Blues' matches against Port Vale successful the FA Cup and Manchester City connected Sunday aft making comments astir his aboriginal astatine the club.

Following their caller Champions League exit, Fernandez admitted helium was unsure whether helium would inactive beryllium astatine Stamford Bridge adjacent season.

Those remarks did not spell down good with Rosenior oregon the Chelsea hierarchy. The manager said the midfielder had “crossed a line” and insisted the punishment was indispensable to support the civilization being built astatine the club.

Despite that, Rosenior made it wide that the contented was ne'er irreparable.

He retained Fernandez arsenic vice-captain and described their narration arsenic “unbelievable”, underlining that the prohibition was intended arsenic a short-term authorisation alternatively than the opening of the end.

Will Enzo Fernandez play against Manchester United?

Given the circumstances, it would beryllium a astonishment if Fernandez did not travel consecutive backmost into the broadside against United.

Chelsea severely missed his beingness successful midfield during the decision to City, and with the slate present efficaciously wiped clean, Rosenior is apt to reconstruct 1 of his astir influential players immediately.

The Argentina planetary remains 1 of Chelsea’s leaders and, contempt the caller drama, the anticipation is that helium volition locomotion consecutive backmost into the starting XI astatine Old Trafford.