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NATHAN SALT: It feels a touch banal to suggest one of the missing pieces for England is yet another creative midfielder but I'm going to do it anyway. Questions are swirling about how incoming boss Thomas Tuchel - who should absolutely not be waiting until January to get going but that's a separate issue - can maximise the talents of Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, James Maddison and others. But it is actually Morgan Rogers that should be intriguing Tuchel the most - and he only continues to underline that with every passing week.

Chelsea were beaten 2-1 by league leaders Liverpool on Sunday and in truth they could have come away with a positive result. Nicolas Jackson, Cole Palmer, Christopher Nkunku, and Renato Veiga all went close to bagging an extra goal at Anfield on a day when Chelsea had more shots and more of the ball. It has been an encouraging start under Enzo Maresca for the Blues, who sit sixth in the Premier League and had gone unbeaten in seven prior to their Anfield defeat.

New dad Curtis Jones reaped the benefits of sleeping in the spare room by leading Liverpool to their most important win under Arne Slot. Jones, who became a father for the first time a week ago, deputised for the poorly Alexis Mac Allister and dominated Chelsea in both boxes to keep Liverpool top with a 2-1 victory at Anfield. Besides earning a penalty and scoring the winner, the 23-year-old stopped the influence of Blues star Cole Palmer, including making a goal-saving block.

League leaders Liverpool host Chelsea at Anfield, as they look to win their sixth game in a row on Sunday. Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca have hit the ground running and have enjoyed a favourable run of games. Both managers have only faced one 'Big Six' side each; Liverpool thrashed rivals Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford last month, while Chelsea lost to Manchester City at home in their opening game of the season.

KIERAN GILL: Enzo Maresca has revealed how heavily his footballing philosophy was influenced by Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, having watched 38 of their games in a single week when he first started coaching. Chelsea's head coach was inspired enough to want to create his own style which he will take to Anfield for a Sunday afternoon showdown with a side now managed by Arne Slot. Maresca has told Cole Palmer he could learn from Mohamed Salah, whose hard work in and out of possession was noticeable when studying those 38 matches under Klopp.

The Premier League is back this weekend after the second international break of the season and we're straight into a mouthwatering gameweek of fixtures. Chelsea face a huge test of the Enzo Maresca project on Sunday as they travel to Liverpool in what is the standout game of the weekend, while the under-fire Erik ten Hag will be desperate for a victory against Brentford. Meanwhile, the likes of Ipswich, Southampton, Wolves and Crystal Palace are all still searching for their first win of the campaign, with Man City, Arsenal and Liverpool hoping to keep to the pace at the top of the table.

After an eventful international break, which saw England name former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel as Gareth Southgate's permanent successor on Wednesday, the Premier League is back to the delight of domestic football fans. Tottenham host West Ham in north London for Saturday's early kick-off, and Ange Postecoglou will hope the two-week break has given his squad ample time to forget their dismal defeat by Brighton last time out, having squandered a two-goal lead to lose 3-2. Erik ten Hag, whose Manchester United side are five games without a win across all competitions, survived the sack over the international break and will be desperate to get back to winning ways against Brentford at Old Trafford on Saturday.

The Blues have spent around £1.15billion on transfers but have only finished as high as sixth since the Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the club in May 2022. One of their policies under sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart has been their dishing out of long-term deals to often unproven stars, a strategy seen as risky. In August it emerged their players had a combined 191 years remaining on their contracts - almost double that of any other team.

Cole Palmer is the latest England star that appears to be feeling the heavy weight of expectation that comes with playing for the Three Lions, believes Mail Sport's football editor Ian Ladyman. The Chelsea star has begun the new Premier League season in sensational form, scoring six goals and registering five assists in just seven games, but struggled for England during the international break.

Cesc Fabregas hit back at a social media account that nefariously put him at the centre of a debate over Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer . The England internationals have regularly been the subject of fierce debates between supporters of their respective clubs, owing to their similar playing style, age and position. Saka and Palmer are the last two recipients of the PFA Young Player of the Year award and interim England boss Lee Carsley has had a hard trying to accommodate his pair of talented right wingers.

Sky Bet are offering three Price Boosts for tonight's Nations League clash between Finland and England in Helsinki. The Three Lions are aiming to bounce back after their shock 2-1 loss to Greece on Thursday.  The first pair of boosts require Rico Lewis to win 2+ fouls at 1/1, and Cole Palmer to have 2+ shots on target at 15/8.

England's Euro 2024 campaign ended in a defeat by Spain on July 14, just 33 days before the Premier League season kicked off. All but two of the players in Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad for the tournament currently play for club's in England's top flight, meaning there was little time to reset.

CRAIG HOPE IN HELSINKI: The interim boss has been criticised for his team selection and tactics at Wembley on Thursday night, when his use of Jude Bellingham as a false nine in a 4-2-1-3 system with Cole Palmer in a deep midfield role backfired during a 2-1 loss. Captain Harry Kane missed that match because of injury but he trained on Saturday and could now return to the side, with Carsley admitting he will change his approach.

Chelsea star Marc Cucrella took a cheeky swipe at superstar teammate Cole Palmer over his appearance but believes England international is destined to 'be among the best'. Palmer has enjoyed a stunning start to the 2024-25 Premier League season with six goals and five assists from Chelsea's first seven games. Four of those goals came in a dazzling performance against Brighton on September 28, which the Blues won 4-2.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: It quickly becomes apparent we are not here for celebrations. The trophy Oisin Murphy has worked relentlessly to win is twinkling on the horizon but his emotions are not what you would expect. 'When I realised I was going to be champion, I thought why and how did I put myself under so much pressure,' Murphy begins. 'The feelings of happiness or joy or self-worth didn't arrive. And they haven't done any other year.' It is the first of many candid admissions during a riveting half-hour at Salisbury racecourse.

Three Premier League superstars are among the top five performers across Europe's best leagues heading into the second international break of the season. The Premier League season is already delivering just seven matches into the new campaign with Liverpool top, Man City and Arsenal challenging again, while Man United are mid-table after an agonising start. Amidst the chaos of domestic and European football, Sofascore has crunched the numbers to reveal the top 20 performing players across Europe's biggest leagues - with some surprising results.

GRAEME SOUNESS: I have been advocating for years for England to go with one sitting player in midfield and let the creative players get on with it. Those creative players did not create against Greece on Thursday night - and, worse than that, they didn't do the hard yards, in terms of pressing the ball as a unit. As a midfield player you are, by definition, in the centre of the pitch, so you have to be a bit of everything: a creator and a defender.

Chelsea duo Enzo Maresca and Cole Palmer have won Premier League awards for their performances during September. Maresca was named as the Manager of the Month after leading the Blues to wins over Bournemouth, West Ham and Brighton, following a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. Palmer was announced on Friday as the Premier League's latest Player of the Month. The 22-year-old produced an assist and five goals during September, including a stunning display in a 4-2 win against Brighton that saw him find the net four times.

Gary Lineker believes Lee Carsley is being judged too harshly after England's shock defeat at the hands of Greece on Thursday night. The interim Three Lions boss opted to start Jude Bellingham as a false nine, rather than start a striker, while also selecting Anthony Gordon, Bukayo Saka Phil Foden, and Cole Palmer in a mouth-watering attacking line-up. However, the risk did not pay off as Vangelis Pavlidis netted a brace, including a stoppage-time winner, as Greece secured a historic victory at Wembley. Carsley has come into criticism due to his tactics, but Lineker, who was capped 80- times by England, has come to the 50-year-old's defence.

SAMI MOKBEL AT WEMBLEY: Lee Carsley suffered a major blow to his hopes of becoming permanent England head coach on Thursday night, as Greece scored an emotional Wembley win. Interim boss Carsley fell short of confirming that he wants the England job on a full time basis in a confusing post-match press conference after watching his risky attacking gamble sensationally backfire as Vangelis Pavlidis, who also netted Greece's first, hit an injury time winner after Jude Bellingham equalised to send Greece into a frenzy. As Mail Sport predicted yesterday, Carsley named a team crammed with attackers: Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Bellingham - deployed as a false nine - all included in a move that served to excite the fans.

ENGLAND 1-2 GREECE - OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: Bukayo Saka was nearest the benches, picking at his shirt. Phil Foden, last season's Footballer of the Year, stood on the half-way line, at the edge of the centre circle. Trent Alexander-Arnold, the best passer of the ball in the Premier League, was pushed up high, too. Cole Palmer, the four-goal-a-game wunderkind of the English game, the hottest property we have, stood at the bottom of the centre circle. Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, one of the front runners for the Ballon d'Or, took kick off. Anthony Gordon, the Newcastle winger, sprinted down the left.

The likes of Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer all started the Nations League game at Wembley on Thursday night, while captain Harry Kane missed the game as he continued his rehabilitation from a minor injury. It meant interim manager Lee Carsley opted to line up without a recognised striker for the game, with Bellingham playing the most advanced out of the attacking players on the field. England struggled to create chances in the first half of the game, however, with Palmer spurning the best just yards from goal after he was played in by Bellingham.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog of the Nations League clash between England and Greece for the latest team news, live score and minute by minute as the Three Lions host at Wembley stadium.

Cole Palmer is the subject of a special Double Up Boost from Sky Bet ahead of England's Nations League showdown with Greece at Wembley on Thursday night. Palmer has rocketed to superstardom since his arrival at Chelsea, which has provided the springboard for him to enter the conversation as one of England's most important players at this point in time. As such, Sky Bet are offering a Double Up Boost for the Wembley clash, with Palmer to have two or more shots on target and win one or more fouls now 4/1, up from 2/1.