• ‘We put all the pressure on his shoulders – that is wrong’
• Blues face tricky run starting on Sunday at Liverpool

Enzo Maresca warned his Chelsea players they cannot rely on Cole Palmer to “solve all our problems” as they prepare for a gruelling run of Premier League fixtures, beginning with Sunday’s meeting with Liverpool.

Following the game at Anfield, in which the head coach will be without suspended pair Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana in defence, the Blues play Newcastle at home in the league before travelling to Old Trafford to face Manchester United.