Chelsea simply cannot afford to continue sleepwalking towards the October international break, and that means righting the wrongs of Saturday’s woeful defeat to Brighton with improved performances and results against Benfica on Tuesday and Liverpool on Saturday.
These are challenging fixtures at any point of any season, and even more so now that injuries and poor form have set in, Jose Mourinho is now pulling the reins at Benfica, and defending champions Liverpool, even after defeat at Crystal Palace, sit top of the Premier League.
