Maurizio Sarri is to blame for Eden Hazard’s slump, claims Martin Keown (Metro)

Maurizio Sarri must demand more from Eden Hazard or risk losing Chelsea’s star player in the summer, according to Martin Keown.

The Belgium international began the new season in spellbinding form, thriving under the attack-minded approach of Antonio Conte’s successor.

Hazard racked up 10 goals for club and country by the start of October but hasn’t found the net for Chelsea or Belgium in his last 11 matches. Chelsea host Premier League leaders at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening and Keown believes Sarri needs to be more forceful if Hazard, who has again this week been linked with a move to Real Madrid, is to return to the form he was showing at the start of the campaign. Read more

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