Erik ten Hag may have been watching Chelsea start their Premier League season against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge with a sense of relief. The Dutchman is hunting for Harry Maguire's replacement, and Axel Disasi was previously on his shortlist. And there isn't much stricter opposition to debut against than Liverpool, despite an underwhelming 2022/23 season. But he was caught sleeping for Liverpool's opener as Mohamed Salah produced a defence-splitting pass to pick out Luis Diaz, slipped past Disasi and finished past Robert Sanchez. The France international grew into the game to help Chelsea pick up their first point of the Mauricio Pochettino era, but he showed traits that Maguire has been heavily criticised for at Old Trafford.

Source: Express August 14, 2023 06:01 UTC