It appears Chelsea boss Antonio Conte isn’t feeling disturbed over the red card received by David Luiz during the London Derby against Arsenal on Sunday, and he is indicating that Andreas Christensen won’t make him miss his Brazilian defender during his suspension.
David won’t be featuring for his side in their next three domestic fixtures after being shown a straight red card for a reckless challenge on Sead Kolasinac at Stamford Bridge yesterday.
Luiz won’t be available for the League Cup game against Nottingham Forest this week, and will also miss the English top flight games against Stoke and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
And Christensen, who came on in the 89th minute against the gunners, will be the one to take the place of Luiz while he’s away.
Andreas has only started just one premier league game for the premier league champions this season so far (the 2-1 win over Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur), but he has made few other appearances.
The Dane came on late in a couple of Chelsea games and was the one Conte sent to fill in for Gary Cahill’s suspension during the opening game of the season.
And speaking after the 0-0 tie with Arsenal, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte showed great confidence in Christensen.
“[Andreas] is a good player and I trust him” the Italian boss said.
Christensen was also given a start in the Champions League group game with FK Qarabag which his side won 6-0, and he will look forward to impressing his manager in their next three games.
