Maresca departs having won the Club World Cup and the Conference League; Chelsea are fifth in the Premier League, 15 points adrift of leaders Arsenal; Blues have won once in their last seven top-fligh...

Enzo Maresca left his post as Chelsea head coach on Wednesday after a reported deterioration in his relationship with the Premier League club’s hierarchy.

The Italian had even made a known dissatisfaction with his situation public, having made a cryptic comment about his “ worst 48 hours ” at the club after the 2-0 win over Everton on 13 December.