Chelsea news: Maurizio Sarri admits Ross Barkley was 'in trouble' when he first took overBut now the England midfielder, who will face his boyhood club Everton on Sunday for the first time since leaving Goodison Park for Chelsea, he has overtaken Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the Stamford Bridge pecking order. The battle for places in Sarri’s midfield is intense with Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic and Cesc Fabregas all fighting for places, and Danny Drinkwater out in the cold. But Sarri admitted: “At the beginning, in the first month, Ross was in trouble. “At the moment from a tactical point of view Ross is a step ahead of Loftus-Cheek. Chelsea news: Ross Barkley face his boyhood club Everton on SundayChelsea news: Maurizio Sarri admits Ross Barkley is a step ahead of Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Source: Express November 10, 2018 06:22 UTC