Chelsea’s continued pursuit of a winger and striker speaks volumes. Nicolas Jackson is on his longest scoring drought at the club (eight games) and Mudryk’s suspension for failing a doping test means inexperienced 19-year-old Tyrique George is being asked to step up.

Blues squad does not look deep enough to return to the wholesale rotation policy that fuelled their excellent start to the season

Enzo Maresca will be able to make changes to the squad that Chelsea named for the competition back in September. UEFA rules state that clubs can add signings from the January window to their squads, but only once the league phase has been completed.

Maresca found disliked the distractions the transfer window brought but will be satisfied with the way Chelsea trimmed their squad