Enzo Maresca was pleased with the Chelsea debuts of Liam Delap and Dario Essugo as his side opened their Club World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over LAFC.

Enzo Maresca has offered a strong hint over his selection plans for Chelsea at the Club World Cup. Chelsea open their Club World Cup on Monday in Atlanta at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, looking to kick their campaign off with a victory.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Club World Cup game against LAFC (kick-off 20:00 BST). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Maresca spoke highly of summer signing Liam Delap: "I don't have any doubt that he can be in the future England's number nine.

We all expected Chelsea to pick a relatively strong team for tonight’s game against LAFC in the Club World Cup, but even then, the fact that Enzo Maresca picked a full first XI was a little