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Premier League build-up LIVE! Maresca: No news on Fofana injury  View post | Saints game will be toughest test yet  View post Slot: Alisson will be back in goal before end of December  View post | Is there an over-reliance on Salah?  View post Other press conferences today: Guardiola (12.30pm), O'Neil (1.15pm) Arteta, Dyche, Emery, Frank (1.30pm) Watch free highlights of midweek Premier League games first on Sky Sports Highlights will be top of the Sky Sports app - download here Get Sky Sports or stream with NOW | Premier League table Sort by: LatestSort by latest OldestSort by oldest 2h ago 11:23 'It was a JOKE' | Slot sends room into laughter after Salah comments on Man City Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists he was joking after making a comment about Mohamed Salah's future at Anfield. Copy link 42m ago 12:41 Maresca: Chelsea will be one of the teams dominating English football in next five to 10 years Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca: "The good thing is that I still think what I said to the owners and the sporting director the first time I met them. "Because of the age and because of how good the squad is, for me, Chelsea - in the next five to 10 years - will be one of the teams, or the team, that is going to dominate English football. "This is what I said to the club the first time I met them, no matter who the manager will be. "They didn't ask me for any targets; the only thing they asked me is to try to be, for the next years, something important. I think we are (going) in the right direction." Copy link 56m ago 12:27 Chelsea exceeding Maresca's own expectations Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca: "For sure, I still consider this a big job, but this doesn't mean, because it's a big job, you are not thinking to do the right things. "In terms of expectation, we are ahead of my expectation, in the way we are playing and, for sure, in terms of results. "We started four or five months ago; it's very, very, very, very early, a short-time together. But the best feeling I have is that there are many things we can do better and we are (going) in the right direction." Copy link 1h ago 12:20 Maresca: Southampton game will be toughest test yet Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca: "It's the worst game since we started the season and will be the toughest game since we started the season. "We need to be ready otherwise it will be a bad day for us and the reason why is because, if you analyse the results, they are there, but in terms of performance, they were winning against Liverpool, they lost 1-0 against City, they drew the last game against Brighton. "The way they have played since last year - when I was in the Championship - I know them quite well. They are very brave and it's very clear what they want; they want to keep the ball and we want the same. "It will be a tough, tough game." Copy link 1h ago 12:17 Maresca: Even though we are level with Arsenal, we are not in PL title race Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca: "They (Arsenal) have been there in the last two years, very close to City, and we are very far from City. "I've said, to be in the title race is nice pressure for me and for the players. It's not the kind of pressure that you don't like. It's the kind of pressure you like because you are in the title race. "But it's not our case (this season). Hopefully we soon we can be there." Copy link 1h ago 12:10 Maresca: James still weeks away from Chelsea return Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca: "It's the same situation, more or less. He is getting better, but he needs still weeks to come back." Copy link 1h ago 12:09 Maresca: No update on Fofana - it's a big loss Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca: "We don't have any update at the moment, up until two days ago, so we need to wait a little bit and hopefully we can get some more news in the next days. "But, for sure, he will be out for the next weeks. "It depends on the gameplan; Benoit (Badiashile) could be one of the solutions, but we have different players that can play there. "For sure, it's a big loss because Wes was doing fantastic every game, but we need to accept it and find a solution."