Chelsea boss Rosenior on trio’s fitness and Enzo Fernandez return ahead of Manchester United clash

Chelsea boss Rosenior on trio’s fitness and Enzo Fernandez return ahead of Manchester United clash

Liam Rosenior says Levi Colwill will play for Chelsea’s Under-21s side on Friday as he steps up his return from injury.

Colwill is yet to play this campaign because of a serious knee injury but Rosenior is hoping he will return before the end of the season.

“I’m hoping so,” he said when asked if he will be back this season. “Obviously, Levi is an outstanding player and a leader in the dressing room. I think Levi will play some minutes for the under-21s tomorrow, which is fantastic for him.

“When you have a long-term injury, such as the extent of Levi’s injury, you need a long rehab period. I want to make sure that he’s 100% right in terms of his match fitness before we consider him for selection for our first team.”

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Meanwhile, Trevoh Chalobah has not been ruled out from returning for Chelsea’s clash with Manchester United on Saturday, but Reece James is still not ready.

“Trevoh trained today, not quite fully, modified and we’ll make a decision on him but he’s very, very close,” he said. “Reece is a little bit further away.”

Enzo Fernandez is also back in contention after a two-game suspension imposed by the club.

“Yeah, I don’t ever tell you the starting XI,” Rosenior said on whether he will play. “It’s crazy to say what the starting XI will be two days before a very big game.

“Enzo has been training with the group, he’s been training very, very well and it’s just business as usual in terms of the selection for the game.”

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