Maresca tells Chelsea to 'make our noise' after 3-0 Anfield win amid City verdict fallout

Enzo Maresca called on Chelsea to respond to the noise surrounding Manchester City’s guilty verdict by creating their own — starting with a commanding 3-0 win at Anfield on Sunday that silenced the home crowd and sent the travelling supporters into raptures.

City arrived on Merseyside as the most scrutinised club in English football, having been found guilty of breaking more than 100 Premier League rules. Yet the players showed no sign of distraction, dismantling Liverpool in a result that will only intensify debate about what sporting consequences, if any, should follow the verdict.

Maresca had already drawn criticism earlier in the week for describing the guilty findings as “noise”, and he doubled down on that framing after the final whistle. “I said during the week we need to learn how to deal with the outside noise because of the situation,” he said. “The noise will always be there so we need to learn how to deal with that — but at the same time we need to try and bring our noise, which is to win games, which is what we have done today.”

The Chelsea manager pointed to the scenes at the end of the match as proof his message had landed. “At the end of the game, our fans were singing so the noise was from us and not the environment,” he said. “All the away games are going to be with noise so we need to learn how to deal with the noise. And at the same time, we need to make our noise. Our noise is we’re singing at the end, our fans, and this has to be our target at the moment.”

Maresca also acknowledged the mental burden the squad had carried into the fixture. “It was not easy for the players after the last two or three weeks but they dealt with the situation very well,” he said.

City could yet face a points deduction this season or expulsion from the league if their appeal fails and a heavy sanction is imposed before the campaign concludes. Maresca, however, refused to let that uncertainty temper his satisfaction. “You cannot imagine how happy I am,” he said. “I don’t care. I’m here to try and prepare games and win games, so hopefully I can speak about this situation when I’m going to win the appeal.”

The result leaves City with a statement win on the road at one of the Premier League’s most demanding venues, even as the legal and regulatory process that could yet reshape their place in English football continues to unfold.