Chelsea started the season with a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, as goals from Erling Haaland and Mateo Kovacic sunk Chelsea to an opening day defeat.

Enzo Fernandez was captain on the day against City, in the absence of Reece James, and he didn’t seem to have the best of games.

Gary Neville delivered a scathing review of the 23-year-old while on commentary for Sky Sports, as he said: “Enzo Fernandez presses when he can’t win it a lot.

“He then throws up his arms to his team-mates as if to say ‘where were you?’. He is not kidding anyone.

“I thought Chelsea would take more a few more risks on the ball. But they have been quite basic. The Chelsea midfield are being run ragged.

“I thought Chelsea would take more a few more risks on the ball. But they have been quite basic. The Chelsea midfield are being run ragged.”

Former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin was also critical of Enzo Fernandez performance against City, and claimed Chelsea missed the presence of Conor Gallagher.

“Enzo has been very, very quiet in that number 10 position,” Nevin said on BBC Radio 5 Live.

“You have to be central to everything in that position. If you’re Conor Gallagher you’d be thinking you can do better than that.

“Enzo is not coming back and covering the space but he’s not doing much going forward either. He has to do more for the team defensively.”