MARESCA MAKES WINNING RETURN

Fernandez stars to give Chelsea boss victory over former club, signal intent to challenge

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LONDON - Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca believes that his team are ready to be "there" at the top, after the Blues survived a late Leicester City rally to win 2-1 on his return to the King Power Stadium on Nov 23.

The visitors, finding their groove after the international break, hogged the ball from the kick-off and Nicolas Jackson gave them a deserved early lead in the English Premier League clash.

But they failed to make the most of their superiority until 15 minutes from time, when Enzo Fernandez scored to make it 2-0, before surviving a nervy few minutes. Jordan Ayew pulled a goal back for the home side from the spot in stoppage time.

"It's after the international break, so it's always a tricky game and you'll never know," said Maresca. "I was quite worried today, but I think we competed, we played well for some moment and at the end we won.