Enzo Maresca offered his backing to Robert Sanchez after Chelsea's defeat at Man City but gave no guarantees that the goalkeeper will keep his place.

As Saturday demonstrated, visits to play Manchester City often expose the unvarnished reality of where Chelsea really are

Enzo Maresca insists he continues to ‘trust’ Robert Sanchez despite the goalkeeper’s mistake in Chelsea ’s 3-1 defeat to Manchester City on Saturday. Chelsea took an early lead as Nicolas Jackson capitalised on an error from City’s new £33.6 million signing Abdukodir Khusanov to give Noni Madueke a simple tap-in from close range.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support.

A run of two wins in seven European games left City’s Champions League knockout-phase hopes under threat. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Champions City beat visitors Chelsea on Saturday to climb above them into fourth place in the Premier League table

Jorgensen has made 13 appearances for Chelsea since his £21m move from Villarreal last summer but only two of those have come in the league. Maresca was asked about the form of his No. 1 after he made another mistake in Chelsea’s defeat to Manchester City.

After Chelsea's 2-1 win over Brentford, Enzo Maresca's side were looking in a commanding position in the race to finish in the Premier League top four.

Manchester City have leapfrogged Chelsea in the table, moving up to fourth place and dropping the London club down to sixth

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca reacts after his side's 3-1 Premier League defeat at Manchester City.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support after a run of two wins in seven European games left City's Champions League knockout phase hopes under threat.