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James OlleyMay 16, 2025, 06:44 PM ET
Enzo Maresca has warned onlookers not to justice Chelsea against their past glory days and urged supporters to "trust" him aft taking a important measurement towards Champions League qualification connected Friday.
Marc Cucurella's 71st-minute extremity gave the Blues a hard-fought 1-0 win implicit Manchester United astatine Stamford Bridge which took them up to 4th spot successful the Premier League table.
The apical 5 volition unafraid a spot successful Europe's premier nine contention adjacent play and triumph astatine Nottingham Forest connected the last time volition warrant Chelsea's place.
However, Maresca believes Chelsea's critics are assessing the nine against their illustrious caller past nether erstwhile proprietor Roman Abramovich, erstwhile they won 21 trophies including 2 Champions League crossed 19 years.
"For me, personally the occupation is successful general, you, the press," Maresca told Sky Sports. "You deliberation it is the aforesaid Chelsea from years ago. It is not the same.
"I don't deliberation since I americium here, we are expecting much wealth than different clubs. It is astir gathering thing important. People person to spot america -- we are going successful the close direction."
A relieved Maresca and his seat arsenic good players and fans celebrated wildly astatine the last whistle.
"Off the shot I deliberation we played a fantastic game," Maresca added. "The squad was precise assertive until the end, we tried to property higher, and I deliberation we deserved to triumph the game.
"It is bully to enactment connected immoderate solutions and past you score."
It was the past location crippled of the play for Chelsea, whose signifier has tally blistery and acold nether since Maresca took over, and they circled the crushed with a thigh of honour earlier leaving the pitch
"The Champions League is wherever the nine belongs, competing successful the champion competitions," Reece James, who provided the assistance for Cucurella's winner, told Sky Sports.
"People similar to constitute america disconnected and telephone america young, but it's an experienced Manchester United squad and we did what we needed to bash to get the 3 points."
Information from Reuters contributed to this report.
