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He's a decent left-back but he's not Roberto Carlos! Gary Neville questions Chelsea's finely-tuned machine falling apart without Marcos Alonso

Gary Neville has questioned the fragility of Chelsea's table-topping side when they are forced to use their squad players.

The Blues missed Marcos Alonso through illness in their 2-0 defeat by Manchester United and his absence seemed to severely unbalance the team.

Neville noted that all the main teams missed players but Chelsea failing to adjust without a left-back is a concern for Antonio Conte's side.

Marcos Alonso was ruled out of the Manchester United clash with illness before kick-off
Marcos Alonso was ruled out of the Manchester United clash with illness before kick-off
Gary Neville noted that Alonso's absence appeared to upset the balance of the Blues
Gary Neville noted that Alonso's absence appeared to upset the balance of the Blues

In his punditry role for Sky Neville said: 'If they'd have lost Hazard and Costa and come here to lose I'd say fair enough.