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Liam Delap has apologised for his red card during Chelsea's win at Wolves, says Enzo Maresca - as Blues boss clarifies his comments after labelling striker 'stupid' and 'embarrassing'

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Liam Delap has apologised to his Chelsea team-mates for his red card at Wolves, with Enzo Maresca saying he knows the 22-year-old well enough to have had his public pop at him.

Delap's two yellows received after coming on as a substitute in their Carabao Cup win on Wednesday angered Maresca, who described them as 'unnecessary', 'embarrassing' and 'stupid'. The Blues managed to win 4-3 despite going down to 10 men in the 86th minute.

Delap is now suspended for Chelsea's trip to Tottenham on Saturday, but in the build-up, Maresca said: 'Liam, he knows everything.