Pep Guardiola leaps to the defence of former assistant Enzo Maresca after the new Chelsea boss saw his side's defence errors gift Erling Haaland a hat-trick in a 4-2 defeat by Man City
KIERAN GILL IN COLUMBUS: Pep Guardiola defended the mistakes being made by Enzo Maresca's Chelsea in pre-season by blaming their mishaps on the state of the pitches in the US.