Chelsea

Mason Mount was one of the first to receive the bad news from Chelsea left-back Ben Chilwell.

He deserves man of the match more than me, and he scored as well." The trio of games kicks off on Sunday with a crunch London derby against Arsenal, before an EFL Cup tie against Manchester City and a final league game at St James' Park. Mount was awarded Man of the Match after the final whistle but the England star claimed that his Swiss team-mate may have been a more worthy choice. Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain are among them, with the draw set to take place on Monday. However, amid a change of management he had slipped way down the pecking order and hadn't even been used from the bench until Wednesday evening. He had to be assisted off the pitch and he was later spotted leaving Stamford Bridge on crutches.

Denis Zakaria and Raheem Sterling got on the scoresheet as Chelsea overcame Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - Knocked the ball back to Sterling for the England international's goal but perhaps looked most promising with his efforts attacking on the left side of the pitch. Raheem Sterling - Showed fantastic strength and composure in the build up to finding the net for Chelsea's equaliser. Kai Havertz - Played quite a fluid role alongside Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and was one of the Blues main outlets forward. Initiated the move that led to Raheem Sterling's goal and had one of his better nights. The Swiss international was soon showing his physicality and even the ability to score a goal as he slotted past a Dinamo defender and goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. Showed quality on the ball on his return and after a slow start seemed to grow stronger in the tackle.

DEFEAT to Dinamo Zagreb lost Thomas Tuchel his job in September. Tuchel was already under pressure before Chelsea's 1-0 defeat in the Croatian capital.

Here was his debut, and on 30 minutes he arrived at the right place at the right time to plunder home a debut goal. Mislav Orsic’s corner provided the still-jubilant away fans with a reason to stand — not that they needed one — but Sutalo’s header was well saved by Mendy. He took the ball and bent it into the corner with accuracy to match Jorginho’s original pass. Chelsea, as the rain began to pour, were securing top spot in the group with style. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang smashed the crossbar as Chelsea hunted for their assurance goal. Mason Mount’s guile and determination started it, but Zakaria very much finished it — battering the ball through the diving goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic and the lunging defender Moharrami. Deployed at wing-back at the weekend. The ball fell into the path of Bruno Petkovic, who converted to give the visitors a shock early lead. But he turned back, triggering a blue mass around the ground to groan and gasp and jeer. The Italian learned his lesson. And with the match not even seven minutes old, they could almost be heard back in Croatia as their side — already eliminated from the Champions League — took an unexpected lead. Tuchel was already under pressure before Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat in the Croatian capital.

Patrick Schick from Bayer Leverkusen has caught the eye in recent seasons in Germany, and has attracted interest from some top clubs on his way. Chelsea are now ...