Joe Cole claims Chelsea star has given Enzo Maresca a ‘headache’ after Manchester United snub

Joe Cole believes Joao Felix has fixed Enzo Maresca a ‘headache’ with his show successful Chelsea’s 8-0 triumph against Noah successful the Conference League connected Thursday evening.

Chelsea were 6-0 up by fractional clip against the Armenian broadside astatine Stamford Bridge with Felix scoring twice, portion Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Guiu, Axel Disasi and Mykhailo Mudryk besides recovered the net.

Christopher Nkunku struck doubly successful the 2nd fractional to implicit Chelsea’s 8-0 triumph which has kept them apical of the Conference League array connected extremity difference.

Felix is yet to commencement a crippled successful the Premier League this season, making conscionable 8 appearances arsenic a substitute truthful far.

And the Portugal international, who was signed for £45 cardinal from Atletico Madrid successful the summer, was near connected the seat successful United’s 1-1 gully with Manchester United past weekend.

But speaking aft Chelsea’s triumph implicit Noah, Cole believes Felix has made a beardown lawsuit to commencement successful the Premier League lucifer against Arsenal this Sunday.

‘I thought helium was brilliant, helium applied himself,’ Cole said connected TNT Sports.

‘You person to retrieve with Joao, helium was a £100 cardinal subordinate astatine immoderate point, his vocation has evidently gone here, determination and everyplace but he’s very, precise talented, helium wants to marque Chelsea his home.

‘When helium archetypal came to the nine I was blown distant by however bully his question was. This is what helium needs to instrumentality his crippled to the adjacent level, finishing with that benignant of composure.

‘Once helium tin bring this to his crippled helium tin beryllium a 20, 25-goal a play man.

‘Everything other successful his crippled is connected point. He’s large connected the fractional turn, helium tin springiness you an assist, he’s busy.

‘He could beryllium forgiven for feeling atrocious for himself due to the fact that helium should beryllium a starter with his quality. He’s fixed the manager a headache.

‘They’ve got a immense squad, erstwhile you spell to a large nine present it’s going to beryllium stacked with top, apical players and you person to execute to your level and more, week in, week out, to play. And erstwhile you don’t you find yourself retired of the side. But it seems similar he’s showing a large cognition and that tin lone beryllium bully for the group.’

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