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'We know them quite well and we competed pretty well'

Enzo Maresca applauds the Chelsea fans
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Enzo Maresca spoke to BBC Sport after Chelsea's draw against Arsenal: "I enjoyed it, absolutely. The performance was good. We know them quite well and we competed pretty well. The performance is very important for us in this moment and it was good. We can rest now and go again.

"The performance from Pedro [Neto] was very good, all of them, complete. We played in the way we wanted to, brave, and try and play from the back always."

On Moises Caicedo: "He has been a top professional ever since I arrived and he's playing fantastic."

On the late Arsenal chance: "The linesman had the flag up so it was offside. Defensively we were very good, apart from the goal we conceded, but the rest we were good."

On challenging/matching Arsenal: "It is the way we want to do the things. We try and play face to face against every team. We are Chelsea, so it is important to send this message. There are managers that have been clubs for five and nine years so we are behind them."