The Chelsea goalkeeper endured a horrid night against Arsenal, at fault for two goals, and leaves new manager Liam Rosenior with a decision to make over his No 1

Of course, Liam Rosenior was not really interested in making excuses or pointing fingers afterwards. The blame is collective, the accountability is first and foremost his own, and the focus, as ever, is on the positives. “The first goal was disappointing. It’s a team goal. It’s not just on Rob.

The equaliser in Chelsea’s 2–1 defeat to Fulham last midweek was Delap’s first Premier League goal for his new employers after 560 barren minutes. Injury and suspension has hampered the 22-year-old’s first six months in west London. He heads into the second half of the season with more cards (three) than goals (two) across all competitions.

Liam Rosenior said he is “lucky” after substitute Alejandro Garnacho struck twice to keep Chelsea’s Carabao Cup hopes alive despite a 3-2 opening-leg semi-final defeat to Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.

The Gunners took advantage of his side’s blunders to win 3-2 in the League Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

New Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has insisted he will be in charge at the Blues and is content with the board's involvement in the club. The former Strasbourg coach has worked with the BlueCo hierarchy before in France and his appointment has been viewed cynically as a coach happy to bow down to the whims and wishes of those in the boardroom above him.

Liam Rosenior will have a big decision to make over one of his players heading into this summer. Liam Rosenior is going to have a decision to make over one of his key players going into the summer. Chelsea are not likely to spend significant cash in the January window as they continue to navigate Financial Fair Play restrictions.