A number of Chelsea players certainly hit the ground running on their return to club action following the international break.
Enzo Maresca saw a number of fitness doubts return to him from their various nations to Cobham over the last two weeks.
The biggest injury concern that came from the club was actually a player who was not with his country. Maresca confirmed Reece James was set for another spell on the sidelines.
While there was no fit first team right-back available for selection, there were genuine fears there would not be too many options in the middle of the park either.
Romeo Lavia returned early from international duty with an injury concern, while Enzo Fernandez completed two sets of 90 minutes for his country in South America just days before.
Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea scores his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City FC and Chelsea FC at The King Power ...
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Enzo Fernandez named in Premier League Team of the Week
The Argentine started, and rewarded his manager for the faith put into him with a goal and assist in the 2-1 win over Leicester City.
The English media waxed lyrical over the midfielder’s performance, and Joe Cole described Fernandez’s display as ‘brilliant’.
He has been named in SofaScore’s Team of the Week, with only James Maddison earning a higher match rating than him for his performance.
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Enzo Fernandez’s fantastic stats during Chelsea vs Leicester
The numbers are very pretty reading for the World Cup winner, and he will be hoping that his performance has helped put him back in the first team starting plans.
Enzo Fernandez vs Leicester Total
Goals 1
Assists 1
Chances Created 3
Duels won 7
Tackles 2
This could come in place of Lavia, who many believed was getting the best out of Moises Caicedo alongside him.
The Ecuador international is arguably the top performer in the Premier League for Chelsea this season, and it has been a question of who partners him rather than whether he will be named in the side.
Fernandez may well feature again tomorrow night in the Conference League, a competition where Lavia is not in the squad.
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