Enzo Maresca has opened up about the differences between coaching Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice , who he calls “a complete player”.

Caicedo and Rice starred for Chelsea and Arsenal , respectively, last season and have again been among their club’s most important players so far this campaign.

The two midfielders, who each cost their clubs more than £100million, face off at Stamford Bridge in Sunday’s huge clash between the top two sides in the Premier League table.

Chelsea head coach Maresca, 45, is in the rare position of having managed both players, having coached a young Rice when assistant manager of West Ham between 2018 and 2019 and now as Caicedo’s manager since taking the Chelsea job in 2024.

“It was a little bit different time when I was at West Ham,” Maresca said

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