Every word Enzo Maresca said on Sterling and Disasi treatment, Man Utd vs Chelsea, Palmer fitness

Enzo Maresca has just completed his pre-match press conference ahead of Chelsea's Premier League trip to Manchester United on Saturday evening.

The Blues travel to Old Trafford this weekend as they look for their first win at United's stadium since May 2013. On Friday morning, Maresca previewed his side's upcoming match, and here is every word he had to say:

Obviously came off a very high of the summer and I'm beaten in the Premier League. How much was maybe Wednesday just a little bit of a realisation of the work that Chelsea have over the next few months as you approach this game tomorrow?

I think Wednesday's game is a normal game in terms of it's a Champions League game, it's Bayern Munich away and we knew that was a tough game. We tried our best. I think for part of the game we were very good and then for sure there are things that we can do better but like always.

We don't like to lose a game, for sure, but my feeling at the end of the game was a good feeling in terms of we are here and we're going to play our part in this competition.

How comfortable are you with the situation that Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi find themselves in? It wasn't that long ago you were a player, how might you feel in their situation?

I've been in Raheem's situation and Axel's situation as a player and for sure I know that it's not the best feeling for a player because if you are a player that means that you want to train and play a game and then for a different reason the situation is the situation that is in this moment and I know that the club is giving them the opportunity to work in the right way and this is the only thing I can say.

It feels like from the outside from what we've heard, training separately, eating separately, not being a part, it seems quite extreme. Are you not worried about the long term effect, what effect did that have on you when you were told to be by yourself and absolutely not be a part of what they signed up to be a part of?

I know that it's something that you like and you want to talk about but it's not just Chelsea, it's any club in the world, I can promise you, Italy, Spain, England, France, USA, Brazil, any club in the world, when for any reason the player and the club doesn't find any solution and you give the player all the tools to do training sessions and to do everything but if you are not involved in the squad you are not involved in the squad.

Again, I know that it's something that you like to talk about but it's not about Chelsea, it's about any club in the world.

I know but it's about the human at the centre of this, isn't it? Like their health, their mental health.

My father is 75-years-old and for 50 years he has been a fisherman, working from 2 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock in the morning. This is hard in life, not a player, the way they work.

Your thoughts on Ruben Amorim being under pressure?

The only thing I can say is that I really appreciate Ruben. I've watched Ruben games since he was in Sporting. He's a magnificent manager. Like all the managers, when you start a new project sometimes you can struggle a little bit more or a little bit less but at the end you're going to struggle. I don't have any doubt that he's a fantastic manager.

Good opportunity to end Chelsea's torrid run at Old Trafford?

I think it's always difficult to play United away in their stadium, Old Trafford. So I don't think that now is the right moment or next year will be the right moment or last year was the right moment. It's always difficult. It's a difficult team, it's a difficult stadium. I watch the games that they play this season. Some of the games are not a real result in terms of even City game. Until 1-0, 2-0 they were in the game. When the game wasn't in there, they had a few chances to score and to go ahead on the result. So it will be a tough game.

Player-wise, how's Cole Palmer and any other injuries?

Cole is okay. We have a session now. We flew back yesterday. So we need to assess some of the players. We have some doubt. But we didn't do any sessions since Wednesday game. And we'll see how it goes.

United have an advantage due to more preparation time?

If you ask me, I prefer to play the Champions League game, no doubt. But at the same time, the reality is that they have one entire week to prepare the game. And we played a game two days ago, 48 hours ago. But again, I prefer to play the Champions League games.

And given the way you've had the draw at Brentford, the defeat in Munich, does it just put a little bit more pressure on this game at Old Trafford?

Absolutely not. Personally, I have pressure on the game, that I want to try to win all the game. But it's not because we didn't win Brentford and we lost Bayern Munich away, that this game I feel more pressure. I always have pressure because we want to win all the games. And again, I think Bayern Munich away, PSG away and Barcelona away, probably they were the worst stadium to go and play the first game in. And we were there, we competed face-to-face. And we'll see in the next one.

Plans to use Marc Guiu at all?

Marc is back. The reason why he's back is because the intention is to use him. But he needs to do things better, he needs to improve things. And for sure, we're going to use him.

Who do you prefer to be wider out of Palmer and Pedro Neto? And can Estevao Willian flourish in the No.10 role?

Estevao can be great in all the attacking positions because his talent is very good, he is a top player. But at the same time he's 18-years-old, so he needs time. But I think both they can play wide, both they can play as a 10. And I feel very lucky to have both of them with us.

What are United's biggest threats?

First of all, the desire to win this game. When you struggle, the next one is the one that you want to win. The desire to win against Chelsea, at home, in front of their fans. So there are all reasons that can be very important for them.

Is Alejandro Garnacho ready to start?

In the last two games, he was inside very good. He can be very good in the second half. I explained to him the other day against Bayern Munich. We are adapting our style, what we want from the winger. Now, if he's ready to start tomorrow, I think he's ready to start.

Do you think he should get a good reception from the United fans?

I don't know what's happened to him. It's a question for the fans, not for me.

Can he handle it, though, if he does get a tough reception?

Yeah, it's always difficult. The other day, against Bayern Munich, Cucurella every time touched the ball [got booed]. The noise was not the best one. But you have to learn also to handle these kind of things.