Chelsea have agreed yet another signing this month, although the Lyon full-back Malo Gusto will not be making the move to west London until the summer.
The former England midfielder tended to utilise a 4-3-3 formation in his only fullseason at Stamford Bridge, but with an inclination to switch to a 4-2-3-1 system from time to time.
The Italian's brilliant management of the game, which allows N'Golo Kante to move further forward and get involved more helped the Blues to a tidy 3-0 win over Huddersfield Town.
The Turkish international has been a surprise package for the Foxes this season as he filled the void left by Harry Maguire after the Englishman became the world's most expensive defender in a move to Manchester United.
Mateo Kovacic, whose loan from Real Madrid became a permanent move this summer, stays with the number 17 he wore during the 2018/19 campaign Chelsea's 2019/20 squad list in full: 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga 2 Antonio Rudiger 3 Marcos Alonso 4 Andreas
Messi was forced to make a u-turn, with Barca vowing to receive his release clause in full. But the 33-year-old's deal will expire at the end of the current season, meaning he could be a free agent in June.
In the week that Chelsea finally agreed a deal to allow Costa to return to Atletico Madrid, Morata showed the champions can move on with minimum fuss. 3.
Manchester United predicted line-upErik ten Hag has to play his strongest side for this game, with Manchester United needing a win against Galatasaray after losing the opener 4-3 away at Bayern Munich.
Jurgen Klopp has got the majority of his Liverpool squad back for pre-season training. The Merseysiders were an exciting side to watch last season and reached the Champions League final, where they lost 3-1 to Real Madrid.
He was then loaned out to Liverpool the following season. 3. Fabio Coentrao - Coentrao makes the list not due to poor performances but more for not living up to his price tag.
Many would be forgiven for forgetting that Ross Barkley was even a Chelsea player after he failed to make any sort of impact last season after his January move from Everton.
New manager breathes new life into trioMessi, Neymar and Mbappe have made an explosive start to the new campaign, with 32 goals and assists between them already this season, as they relish Galtier's 3-4-3 formation.
Sterling was full of praise for his manager post-match, explaining how he had got back to his best under his new coach after a difficult season under Graham Potter.