Liam Rosenior reportedly maintains the ‘full confidence’ of Chelsea’s hierarchy despite the side’s wretched run of results.

The 41-year-old’s position as manager has come under increasing scrutiny in recent weeks, with the Blues winning just one of their last eight matches in all competitions.

After some early signs of encouragement under Rosenior, Chelsea have dropped to sixth in the table with the ex-Strasbourg boss at the helm and are at risk of missing out of Champions League qualification for next season.

A pair of heavy defeats to Paris Saint-Germain, either side of a 1-0 loss at home to Newcastle, piled the pressure on Rosenior entering Saturday’s clash with Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

But things went from bad to worse for Rosenior as Beto scored twice to give the Toffees a two-goal advantage with 30 minutes remaining on Merseyside.

Iliman Ndiaye increased the deficit with an emphatic strike beyond Robert Sanchez in the 76th minute and hosts Everton held firm to emerge 3-0 victors and move up to eighth in the Premier League table.

The result leaves Chelsea one point behind fourth-placed Liverpool, who also faltered in a 2-1 loss to Brighton in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.

Widespread reports after the side’s Champions League elimination in midweek suggested Rosenior still had the backing of both Chelsea bosses and his first-team squad.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the situation remains the same and there are no plans to part ways with Rosenior at this stage – two months on from his appointment at Stamford Bridge.

‘It’s a difficult moment for Chelsea, four consecutive defeats for the first time since 1993, so a really complicated moment,’ Romano told viewers on his YouTube channel.

‘It feels like a complication situation but again, all the questions I’m getting now on Liam Rosenior I’m still answering now after what I told you already in recent days after the Paris Saint-Germain game… at the moment, I don’t have any message coming from the Chelsea side about any imminent change or any strong decision.’

According to Romano, Chelsea’s expectations when they hired Rosenior accounted for the fact that their new manager had taken over the reins without the benefit of a pre-season.

‘Obviously Chelsea can’t be happy with the current situation but they don’t forget that Liam Rosenior arrived in the middle of the season, not having any pre-season,’ he went on.

‘It is not a squad built for Liam Rosenior so obviously there are some points to be considered when it’s time to judge Liam Rosenior.

‘At the same time, Chelsea want to be in the Champions League next season. It’s still a long run, let’s see how this final two months of the season will go.

‘But obviously Chelsea maintain their support in Liam Rosenior. They also spoke in public about that before the Everton game, mentioning meetings, mentioning discussions, mentioning the intention win and be aligned with Chelsea about summer transfer plans.

‘So Rosenior is maintaining the full confidence and, at the moment, that’s the situation with the club.’

Facing the media after his side’s setback at Everton, a visibly frustrated Rosenior admitted he was still ‘learning’ about certain aspects of the job.

‘The most disappointing evening so far in terms of the things we’ve spoken about, not gifting goals away, making sure we’re in the game, getting control of the game,’ he told reporters.

‘It wasn’t there, and it turned into a really, really difficult evening where the result and performance was nowhere near what we expected or wanted.

‘I’m learning about this club. It’s a massive club. There’s been a lot of noise, a lot of negative noise, rightfully so, our performances in the last week.

‘We’ve had ten games in the league together as a group. We’ve got 17 points.

‘I think we’re fourth in my time. So we have to forget the noise. We have to keep our confidence and our composure.’

Rosenior believes repeated lapses in concentration and a wastefulness in front of goal have largely been to blame for Chelsea’s miserable losing streak.

‘I want to protect my players always. I always will. I take responsibility for that lapse in concentration, but that’s what it is,’ he added.

‘That’s happened too many times in my time recently for me not to tell the truth as it is.

‘For me, we arrived into the final third a lot. We had an edgy start in terms of cheap giveaways that we gave away, then we managed to gain control of the game and were in their half, and we were arriving and creating moments which we don’t take.

‘We’re not clinical enough. Then, out of nowhere, it feels like out of nowhere, they score. It’s not the first time that that’s happened.

‘What happens in football, if you are in a run, a difficult run of games against big teams, your energy levels and your confidence levels can drop if the other team score first. That’s what happened. [Jordan] Pickford makes a world-class save at 1-0.

‘Then we come out in the second half and have control of the game. Then we make a mistake and they’re 2-0 up. It gives them even more energy. It’s about flow and momentum. We didn’t have that in the game today.’

Things don’t any easier for Chelsea in the Premier League, with Rosenior’s men playing host to Manchester City and Manchester United in their next two top-flight matches.

The Blues are back in FA Cup action after the international break, though, and will be looking to avoid a huge quarter-final upset when they welcome League One outfit Port Vale to Stamford Bridge.

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Wayne Rooney is excited by the potential of Arsenal teenage sensation Max Dowman but does not expect to see ‘much of him’ during the Premier League run-in.

Dowman, 16, became the Premier League’s youngest ever goalscorer when he netted Arsenal’s second in a 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday.

The Gunners, hoping to win their first league title since 2004, looked set to drop two points at home to Everton but late goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Dowman clinched another crucial win.

With Manchester City failing to beat relegation-battlers West Ham later in the day, Arsenal now find themselves nine points clear at the top of the Premier League with seven games remaining.

Arsenal fans are understandably excited by Dowman, who made his Premier League debut back in August, and are hoping to see more of the England U19 star as the Gunners chase an unprecedented quadruple.

As well as leading the title race, Mikel Arteta’s side are in the knockout stages of the Champions League, next weekend’s Carabao Cup final and the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

It has been suggested that Dowman could have a big role to play for Arsenal in those four competitions but Rooney believes his game-time and development will be carefully managed.

‘He has got his GCSEs and his education, I’m sure for him and his family, that’s important as well,’ the former Manchester United and England captain said on The Wayne Rooney Show.

‘What an opportunity for him to be around the squad. He could be a Premier League winner when he’s still finishing school off.

‘He’s got an aura and a belief about him and it was the same against Everton. If it’s education first, I don’t think we’ll see much of him over the next few weeks.

‘He won’t be in as much as he’d probably like, but then you’ve got many years ahead of you.’

Discussing Dowman’s ability, Rooney added: ‘He seems, from the games I’ve watched, to not let that pressure affect him.

‘He gets the ball, he holds on to it, he commits defenders, he goes to take them on, and so he definitely looks like he’s got a confidence about him.

‘Mikel Arteta, some of the senior players in the Arsenal squad, will not let him get ahead of himself. But I think you have to enjoy it as well.

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Arsenal are looking to pile the pressure on Premier League title rivals Manchester City with a win at home against Everton on Saturday evening.

The Gunners have won three in a row in the league and now sit seven points clear at the top of the table after Pep Guardiola’s side dropped points to Nottingham Forest last time out.

And Mikel Arteta’s side can now move temporarily ten points clear at the top ahead of City’s clash with West Ham later on Saturday.

But they face a potentially awkward opponent in Everton, who have the fourth-best record away from home in the league this season and sit just five points off the Champions League places.

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Manchester United are reportedly eyeing Everton star Iliman Ndiaye as a possible replacement for Marcus Rashford ahead of the summer transfer window.

Rashford joined Barcelona on a season-long loan deal as United splashed out in the region of £200million to overhaul their misfiring attack with the addition of Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko last summer.

In that time, Rashford has made a total of 37 appearances in all competitions for the Spanish champions, chipping in with a respectable tally of ten goals and 13 assists.

Fierce competition for places means Rashford is yet to establish himself as a nailed-on member of Hansi Flick’s XI when everyone is fit. However, 14 of the forward’s 23 league games have come as starts this term.

Rashford is still yet to provide any assurances over his plans beyond the summer and the England international’s resurgence in La Liga has only intensified talk and speculation surrounding his long-term future.

However, according to Spanish publication Sport, Barcelona are now ‘finally convinced’ by Rashford’s worth and the club’s hierarchy are actively looking to sign the 28-year-old on a permanent deal.

It’s claimed the Catalan giants are ‘already working’ on exercising a €30million (£26m) option in their deal to sign Rashford outright at the end of the season.

The United academy graduate is said to ‘feel comfortable’ in Barcelona, telling those in his inner circle that he would be keen to continue his career at the Camp Nou.

Michael Carrick had been been ‘counting on’ the idea of having Rashford at his disposal should he still be in charge of United next season – but the forward’s stance means the club have been forced to consider alternative options in the transfer market.

The report claims Yan Diomande is one of the many attackers on United’s shortlist having caught the club’s attention with his speed and dribbling ability across a phenomenal debut season with RB Leipzig.

Como’s Jesus Rodriguez, Paris Saint-Germain’s Bradley Barcola and Strasbourg’s Martial Godo are also named as players in the thoughts of key decision-makers at Old Trafford.

Closer to home, United are believed to be keeping tabs on Ndiaye’s situation, a player who would need no time to adjust to the Premier League after two outstanding years with Everton.

In a mid-table Everton team, Ndiaye has racked up five goals and three assists in the English top flight this season.

The 26-year-old also enjoyed success at international level at the start of this year, playing an instrumental role as Pape Thiaw’s conquering Senegal side won the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations.

Everton stand to make a tidy profit should they decide to cash in on Ndiaye in the summer having signed the winger for a fee of just £16million from Marseille back in 2024.

Ndiaye has three-and-a-half years remaining on his current contract at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

In a recent interview with AceOdds.com, ex-United striker Louis Saha encouraged his former club to explore a move for Ndiaye, who he described as a ‘mix of Amad and Mbeumo’.

‘Ndiaye, from the moment he signed, he’s been an amazing talent. I would love to see him, maybe at some point at Manchester United, to be honest,’ Saha explained.

‘He’s a very skillful player. I like Ndiaye’s style. Like Mbeumo, he’s comfortable with the ball.

‘His work rate is very good… he’s a bit like a mix of Amad and Mbeumo to be honest.’

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Lone goalscorer Benjamin Sesko was not the only player interim manager Michael Carrick hailed in the media after a 1-0 win over Everton in the English Premier League on Monday, but goalkeeper Senne Lammens was also appreciated.

The 23-year-old Lammens keeps growing in stature at Man United in his debut season as he made a few crucial saves against Everton, helping the club earn a third clean sheet in six games under Carrick.

“We had to do a lot of work. Credit to Everton they made it difficult, made us defend our box a lot. The spirit with which we defended the box was top class,” Carrick said after the match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

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“Senne was oustanding tonight,” added Carrick. “You couldn’t hope for much more from a goalkeeper. It was an exempalary performance, so delighted for him.

“You want (a goalkeeper) to take the chaos away and Senne is that. That calmness and composure helps those in front of him.”

Carrick has now won five out of six matches as United’s interim coach, as the team jumped to fourth spot in the league table, three points clear of Liverpool and Chelsea.

The victory against Everton came through a Sesko goal, his sixth goal in seven appearances since Ruben Amorim was fired in January. The 22-year-old Sesko is yet to start under Carrick in six matches, but has scored from the bench in three of his last four matches.

The only goal against Everton also involved Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. The attacking players Man United bought in last summer. It was Cunha’s pass to Mbeumo that he squared off to Sesko to score the winner.

“It was a ruthless finish, I like the way he put it away with real confidence,” said Carrick. “Great play from Matheus and Bryan to set it up. Delighted for Ben again, coming on and making the difference.”

Man United’s next match is against Crystal Palace at home on Sunday.