Peter Schmeichel urges Chelsea to not drop £25m signing to win Premier League title

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Jamie Carragher has criticised Chelsea over their failure to sign an upgrade on Sanchez in the summer transfer window and suggested that Enzo Maresca’s side should have brought in Gianluigi Donnarumma, who ended up joining Manchester City. Schmeichel, however, disagrees with Carragher’s verdict and believes Chelsea’s defence needs to improve as a collective in order to win their first Premier League title since 2017. ‘It’s a point we can take on with Robert Sanchez,’ Schmeichel told BBC Radio 5 Live.

Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link so we can send you football news tailored to you. ‘When you play for these clubs and the pressure is so high, every little thing you do is under the scope. Chelsea are five points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal after beating Liverpool (Shutterstock) ‘So when you’re the goalkeeper, and for instance, you say Sanchez is not very good with his feet, I don’t think he’s that bad, I actually don’t think he’s a bad goalkeeper. ‘I was asked on air the other day by Jamie Carragher – can Chelsea win the league with Sanchez?

When you win the league you have that working, it works game by game, and there’s a trust there. ‘It’s clear when you concede the goals Chelsea have conceded it creates that insecurity straight away. You see it when you’re there, they look at each other, there’s not this thing where everything works automatically as it’s supposed to be working.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page.