Liam leads Blues race after Enzo gets bullet

LIAM ROSENIOR is frontrunner to take over at Chelsea after Enzo Maresca was sacked as manager.

- BY BOBBY VINCENT AND JOHN CROSS

The Blues pulled the trigger after two days of intense talks between the Maresca’s representatives and senior club officials.

The decision came 19 days after the Italian's rant where he described the 48 hours leading up to the win over Everton as the “worst” he had experienced during his time at Stamford Bridge.

Those comments stemmed from falling out with the club's medical department.