He has played 26 league appearances for the club this season and Chelsea remain excited at the thought of him partnering N’Golo Kante in the middle of the park. This is the?third time Smalling has been injured this term and Jose Mourinho is expected to clarify the defender’s situation in his pre-match press conference. 1It has not been a vintage season for diminutive playmaker Philippe Coutinho but the Brazilian has still managed six goals and five assists for Liverpool this term. Hazard has shone this season and is one of the Premier Leagues best players. There is also the looming return of Wojciech Szczesny, who returns on loan from Roma this summer. PLAY was stopped between?the Ivory Coast and Senegal after a player was rugby tackled by a pitch invader as raging fans burst onto the field and confronted players. I told the lads before the game that Id get a chance with the cut-back in the box and thats exactly what happened. The pair are due to take part in a World Cup qualifier against Paraguay in the early hours of tomorrow. I had three days to pick a squad in October, so I was always going to pick players I knew. He was involved in a high profile blunder against rivals Chelsea.