Maresca was something of a surprise choice for the award. Also nominated were Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta and Aston Villa’s Unai Emery, whose eight-match winning streak got underway on November 6 with a Europa League win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Enzo Maresca Opens Premier League Title Race Up to Six Teams After Arsenal Stumble. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca predicted that the “four, five, six teams” at the Premier League summit must all be considered title contenders.

Chelsea ended a three-game winless run in the Premier League with an occasionally nervy 2-0 win against Everton on Saturday afternoon.

Hato, who joined Chelsea from Ajax for £37million in the summer, can play at centre-back or left-back but has not featured at all since the 2-2 draw at Qarabag more than a month ago, and was not even on the bench against Arsenal in late November.

One former Premier League star believes that Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is now under some huge pressure.It comes off the back of a 2-1 defeat to Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday

There was good enough reason for everyone at Chelsea to feel positive about their prospects this season as November rolled into December. Enzo Maresca had just led his young side to a seismic 3-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League,

Mareseca’s Chelsea team were unbeaten in the Premier League throughout November, conceding just one goal all month.