Thomas Tuchel admitted Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech are ‘lacking confidence’ after benching the Chelsea duo against Manchester City.
Tuchel made four changes to the Chelsea team that beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in their last league outing last weekend.
Edouard Mendy returns in goal after recovering from an injury, while Reece James, N’Golo Kante and Timo Werner are all recalled.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz drop to the bench and Mason Mount misses out through injury.
Explaining his team selection, Tuchel told BT Sport: ‘We need exactly the same mix of skilful play as in our last games, but also to be very emotional and aggressive.
‘Timo [Werner] is a good fit today because he brings a good intensity to our game, on and off the ball. That is what we need.
‘Maybe Kai [Havertz] and Hakim [Ziyech] are lacking a little bit of confidence. We’re happy that N’Golo [Kante] can play. Thiago [Silva] had some issues in training, otherwise he would have started.
‘Pep Guardiola is doing what he always does. He brings out the best in his team. They have their style of play, we have ours.
‘You can win football games with any player and with any characteristics. It’s necessary for us to be at our very top level.
‘It’s very hard to predict. They have a lot of solutions and a lot of confidence.’
More to follow…
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