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Enzo Fernandez drops Chelsea team news hint before Liverpool clash amid Graham Potter exit

Enzo Fernandez may have dropped a potential hint over the Chelsea team news hours before the side are set to take on Liverpool in the Premier League. The Blues will be hopeful of making a return to winning ways after falling to a 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa on Saturday.

However, it has been a turbulent few days since the result at Stamford Bridge, with a huge change coming in the dugout. Head coach Graham Potter was dismissed from his duties on Sunday evening, with a club statement confirming that he and assistant Billy Reid were leaving.

It means that the west London side go into the clash with the Reds without a manager at the helm, with former Brighton captain Bruno Saltor taking interim charge instead. It's a huge step for the Spaniard, who is still relatively fresh in his coaching journey since retiring from his playing career.

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"I've been coaching for four years and I've been under Graham, he's been the manager and always had the last word," said Bruno in his pre-match press conference duties. "It's quite clear that's not going to be the case. Tomorrow is going to be the first time [selecting a starting XI]. I feel good, it's my duty, it's a responsibility and I'm in a really important club and I want to try my best."

The question for many will be whether the interim boss decides to stick with a fairly similar team that dominated Villa, despite the loss, or make radical changes. Midfield star Fernandez may have answered that with a team news hint posted on social media ahead of the tie.

The World Cup winner put a hype graphic on his Instagram story ahead of the game, potentially hinting at a start for the clash. That could be the case, though it isn't always as sometimes players that post them may not feature as it remains to be seen what Bruno's first Chelsea 11 looks like.

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