Chelsea returned to winning ways against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League on Wednesday - but at a huge cost to Ben Chilwell.
The left-back was forced off through injury in the latter stages of the game and is a major doubt to make England’s World Cup squad later this month. However, manager Graham Potter has ruffled a few feathers by claiming he has no regrets over his team selection. Elsewhere, P ierre-Emerick Aubameyang has sent a warning to Arsenal ahead of Sunday’s showdown with his former side.
Mirror Football takes a look at all the latest stories coming out of Stamford Bridge.
Potter has no regrets
Chelsea manager Potter has admitted that he has no regrets over his team selection against Dinamo Zagreb in midweek, which ultimately led to a disastrous injury for Chilwell.
The England left-back has seen his World Cup hopes left in tatters after sustaining a hamstring injury in the Stamford Bridge showdown on Wednesday, although Potter has said that he would have done nothing differently as the Blues played out their dead-rubber affair.
Chilwell was always going to start against Zagreb having not played against Red Bull Salzburg last week and after coming on late against Brighton last Saturday, with Potter offering the former Leicester man the best chance of gaining some minutes ahead of this weekend.
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Aubameyang sends Arsenal four-word warning
Chelsea forward Aubameyang has sent Arsenal a four-word warning ahead of his awkward reunion with the Gunners on Sunday.
The Gabon international was stripped of the captaincy and shipped out the club back in January after falling out with Mikel Arteta, before linking up with the Blues this summer following a short stint with Barcelona.
Ahead of this weekend’s Premier League showdown with his ex-employers, the striker has declared: "Arsenal, it's nothing personal."
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Southgate sent Sterling warning
Gareth Southgate has been told that “it isn’t even under consideration” for Raheem Sterling to be left out of England’s team for the World Cup later this month.
The Blues forward has come in for criticism having not found the back of the net in the Premier League since August. But following his equaliser in Chelsea’s 2-1 defeat of Dinamo Zagreb in midweek, Southgate has been sent a reminder over his place in the side.
Following the full-time whistle at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, Rio Ferdinand told BT Sport: “Sterling starts at the World Cup. Forget going, he starts. Simple as that for me."
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