Chelsea travel to Leicester City on Saturday in what will be Enzo Maresca's first game against his former side since taking over as Blues boss in the summer.
Maresca guided the Foxes to promotion from the Championship last season before swapping the King Power Stadium for Stamford Bridge in June.
Speaking to the press ahead of his return to the East Midlands on Thursday, the Italian coach said that he feels Leicester may have the advantage at the weekend, despite 12 places currently separating the two sides in the Premier League.
Asked if his previous experience as Leicester boss will help Chelsea, Maresa said: "Probably it’s more on the other side."
"They know exactly what we do," he explained. "But we are going to try to adjust small details to see if we can do something different. But I think it’s more their side that they know us better than we know them."
Here's how Everything Chelsea thinks the Blues should line-up against Maresca's old team.
GK: Robert Sanchez
Sanchez has endured a hit-and-miss season so far for Chelsea. But despite having made numerous errors playing out from back, Maresca doesn't want the Spaniard to stop, and the only way he'll get better is if he keeps playing.
RB: Malo Gusto
Maresca slotted Reece James straight back in at right-back in place of Gusto upon his return from injury last month. The change lasted barely half a game, however, and Gusto has since been the Italian's clear first-choice in the position once again, and for good reasons.
Both an excellent defender and a potent attacking threat, the Frenchman has been one of Chelsea's top players this season.
CB: Levi Colwill
A few high profile errors in recent games may have dented Colwill's confidence, but on his day, he's as good as nearly any other central defender in the Premier League.
CB: Wesley Fofana
Fofana signed for Chelsea from Leicester in 2022. Following an injury-hit first two seasons in West London, he's now fully fit and displaying the sort of quality that prompted the Blues to part ways with £75 million for him.
LB: Marc Cucurella
Cucurella was Chelsea's best player in their 1-1 draw with Arsenal earlier this month, keeping Bukayo Saka well and truly in his pocket while also offering an attacking threat down the left-flank.
A far better option at left-back than James, who, to nobody's surprise, is injured again anyhow.
CM: Moises Caicedo
Chelsea's, and quite possibly the Premier League's, best player this season.
The Ecuador international currently ranks first for tackles made and won in the top flight, while he also ranks second for duels won and third for interceptions.
"Chelsea now look a different side altogether thanks to his dynamic midfield performances," Newcastle United and England legend Alan Shearer recently said of Caicedo, who he picked in his Premier League Team of the Season so far.
CM: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
With Romeo Lavia's fitness in doubt and Enzo Fernandez still struggling for form, Maresca should hand Dewsbury-Hall his first Premier League start of the season against Leicester.
The English midfielder, who joined Chelsea from the Foxes for a fee of £30 million in the summer, will have a point to prove given his lack of minutes in the top flight, and players always seem to take it up a level against their former teams.
RM: Pedro Neto
Neto was switched over from the left-wing to the right midway through Chelsea's draw with Arsenal and excelled, scoring the equaliser with a superb strike from outside the area.
Given Noni Madueke's recent poor form, the Portugal international must now start there against Leicester.
AM: Cole Palmer
No doubt the first name on Maresca's team sheet, Palmer is Chelsea's top scorer with seven and their top assister with five in the Premier League this term.
LM: Jadon Sancho
Excellent in Chelsea's first three games of the season, Sancho has since been either dropped to the bench or out injured.
But with Madueke struggling and Neto in line to move over to the right-wing, a now fit-again Sancho should be given a chance to shine once more against the Leicester.
ST: Nicolas Jackson
Though without a goal in his last two games, Jackson is still so integral to the way Chelsea play under Maresca. The Senegal striker presses from the front, runs in-behind, holds the ball up, and has an excellent understanding with Palmer.
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