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Maurizio Sarri Explains Why He Excluded Ruben Loftus-Cheek From Match Against Southampton

Maurizio Sarri has explained why midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek was left out of Chelsea’s 18-man squad that defeated Southampton 3-0

Goals from Eden Hazard, Ross Barkley and Alvaro Morata gave Chelsea a comfortable win over a struggling Southampton side. Ruben Loftus-Cheek however didn’t even make the squad, despite getting his first starting role for Chelsea since January 2017 in last Thursday's Europa League clash.

'He has to improve from a tactical point of view'

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri will work with Ruben Loftus-Cheek over the international break and is glad he didn’t get a call up for this purpose (Mail) pic.