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Enzo Fernandez's scrappy goal deep in stoppage time rescued an unlikely point for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
BlueCo – the investment vehicle set up to purchase Chelsea in 2022 – has started the process of identifying candidates to replace Rosenior at sister club Strasbourg. Chelsea caretaker manager Calum McFarlane says "there's a chance" the new boss will be in place on Monday.
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Chelsea: Calum McFarlane reveals when caretaker stint could end as Liam Rosenior set for talks
Calum McFarlane expects to take training on Monday as Chelsea move to appoint their new permanent head coach. Standard Sport understands the Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior flew to London on Sunday afternoon for talks about becoming the new Chelsea head coach following the New Year’s Day departure of Enzo Maresca.
Liam Rosenior has done little to dampen suggestions that he is on course to become Chelsea’s new manager, sticking by past comments about his desire to work in the Premier League while failing to rule out the possibility that Strasbourg’s Ligue 1 draw with OGC Nice was his “last match” in charge of the French club.
Enzo Fernandez scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Chelsea ended a tumultuous week by claiming a deserved Premier League point at title-chasing Manchester City. Calum McFarlane, usually Chelsea's under-21s coach, has taken charge of the first team on an interim basis following the departure of Enzo Maresca on Thursday.
Jordan Campbell, Simon Johnson and Thom Harris analyse the main talking points from Manchester City's draw against over managerless Chelsea
Enzo Maresca left the club just three days before Chelsea face Pep Guardiola’s Premier League title challengers.
Rosenior is expected to leave Strasbourg, also owned by BlueCo, the consortium set up to facilitate Chelsea's ownership change in 2022
Chelsea and head coach Enzo Maresca have parted ways with immediate effect less than two years into his contract. The Athletic reported earlier on Thursday that the club’s board were to meet that day to discuss Maresca’s future, with Chelsea winless in their past three games.