Loftus-Cheek to ponder his future
Chelsea’s unbeaten start to the season under Maurizio Sarri has surpassed all expectations, but the visit of Crystal Palace on Sunday is a reminder of how again one of the club’s brightest prospects has fallen out of favour.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek made four appearances in England’s run to the World Cup semifinals in the summer on the back of a loan spell at Selhurst Park last season that offered him the competitive Premier League minutes he needed to convince Gareth Southgate he was worth taking to Russia.