Robert O'Connor

Maresca is the sixth manager to lead Chelsea since Todd Boehly’s consortium took over the club two years ago

Arsenal began their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 win over Wolves at the Emirates as goals in either half from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka got Mikel Arteta’s side off to the ideal start in their quest to end a 21-year wait for the title.

Matheus Cunha wasted the visitors’ best chance as Arsenal claimed all three points

Saka scored one and made the other as the Gunners won 2-0.

Saka scored one and made the other as the Gunners won 2-0

Manchester City began their pursuit of a fifth consecutive Premier League title with a comfortable 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge to ruin Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca’s first game in charge.

Manchester City began their pursuit of a fifth consecutive Premier League title with a comfortable 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge to ruin Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca’s first game in charge.

The 29-year-old has been left out of the Chelsea squad for Thursday’s Europa Conference League game.

England internationals Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell are two of around 20 players that are training separately from the first team having been told they do not have a future at Stamford Bridge.

The 31-year-old is set to become England’s 10th centurion when he leads the team out at Wembley against Finland in the Nations League on Tuesday.