John Obi Mikel has offered a scathing review of Chelsea following their Premier League defeat to Sunderland.

Saturday’s meeting got off to a perfect start for the Blues when Alejandro Garnacho opened the scoring inside four minutes, netting his first goal after leaving Manchester United.

However, the Blues failed to make their early dominance count, with young forward Marc Guiu really struggling against Sunderland.

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Chelsea were eventually punished for not grabbing a second, with Regis Le Bris’ side fighting back to secure a huge 2-1 win.

John Obi Mikel has now shared his verdict on the performance and was less than kind about a couple of players.

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Speaking on The Obi One Podcast on Tuesday, the former Blues midfielder slammed the defending he saw from Enzo Maresca’s men on Saturday, showing particular ire for the club’s centre-backs.

He said: “The way we conceded the last goal was just absolutely awful defending. Awful defending. And you know, I mentioned it so many times, we can’t win.

“We just don’t have good enough defenders. We don’t have good enough defenders. The defenders that we have right now, the centre-backs that we have right...