{"id":316619,"date":"2026-04-10T22:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316619"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:44:41","slug":"liam-rosenior-calls-chelsea-star-best-on-the-planet-ahead-of-man-city-clash-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/10\/liam-rosenior-calls-chelsea-star-best-on-the-planet-ahead-of-man-city-clash-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Rosenior calls Chelsea star &#8216;best on the planet&#8217; ahead of Man City clash | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Liam Rosenior has heaped praise on Moises Caicedo ahead of Chelsea\u2019s clash with Man City (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Liam Rosenior has hailed Moises Caicedo as \u2018among the finest defensive midfielders on the planet\u2019 ahead of Chelsea\u2019s Premier League match against Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Caicedo is ready to make his a hundredth Premier League appearance for Chelsea this weekend as City travel to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Ecuador international, who joined Chelsea in a \u00a3115 million deal from Brighton in 2023, has established himself as one among the leading midfielders within the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For me, he\u2019s among the finest defensive midfield players, if not the perfect defensive midfield player in world football,\u2019 Rosenior said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Due to his intelligence, his physicality, his technical quality, how he understands the sport. He\u2019s going to be huge for us on Sunday.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2262355321.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27466035\" alt=\"Chelsea v Burnley - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Moises Caicedo has established himself as among the finest midfielders within the Premier League (AMA\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rosenior can be confident that Chelsea can beat City despite registering only one win of their last six Premier League matches.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018After all we are able to, we\u2019re a superb team,\u2019 Rosenior said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve passed through a difficult run, though in that run we were punished for mistakes, there have been good moments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018After I actually analysed the games that we\u2019ve had, we\u2019ve caused every team we\u2019ve played against problems but haven\u2019t had the outcomes for that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We&#8217;d like to make sure that that we keep the back door shut. We&#8217;d like to not switch off. We&#8217;d like to not make mistakes because Manchester City will punish you. But I still want us to exit and play our game.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_291928962-8512.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27853764\" alt=\"FILE - Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez holds the ball during the English League Cup semifinal second leg soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea in London, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ian Walton)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Enzo Fernandez remains to be unavailable for Chelsea\u2019s match against Man City this weekend (AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rosenior also confirmed that Enzo Fernandez will still not be available for the sport against City this weekend despite issuing an apology to the club for his comments surrounding a possible move to Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve had a extremely good conversation myself, I had three or 4 with Enzo. He\u2019s apologised to me, he\u2019s apologised to the club and we\u2019ll cope with that after an enormous game on Sunday,\u2019 Rosenior said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a serious meeting about something very serious. Enzo, I said from each step along this fashion\u2026 I\u2019m not questioning Enzo\u2019s character, I\u2019m not questioning who he&#8217;s as an individual. I imagine people make mistakes and you may\u2019t overstep the punishment for the error. I believe we\u2019ve made a sanction, we made a call, I made a call, and what I would like for Enzo is for him to return on here and have an impressive profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He won\u2019t play on Sunday but hopefully after that he\u2019ll be an enormous a part of the group moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s still just a few hurdles that should be overcome that I won\u2019t go into but at the identical time I would like every player really, really focused now on an enormous run.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the newest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sportmetro\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/metrosportuk\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber injury update ahead of Arsenal vs Bournemouth<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Junior Kroupi injury update ahead of Arsenal vs Bournemouth<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Crysencio Summerville injury update ahead of West Ham vs Wolves<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--sport\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>Football Newsletter \u2013 In The Mixer<\/h4>\n<p>Punchy evaluation, transfer talk and more from Metro&#8217;s football experts, sent straight to your inbox every week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam Rosenior has heaped praise on Moises Caicedo ahead of Chelsea\u2019s clash with Man City (Getty) Liam Rosenior has hailed Moises Caicedo as \u2018among the finest defensive midfielders on the planet\u2019 ahead of Chelsea\u2019s Premier League match against Manchester City on Sunday. 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