Published: 20:59, 8 January 2026 | Updated: 21:03, 8 January 2026

Chelsea have confirmed Liam Rosenior's backroom staff as he took training for the first time since being appointed head coach.

Daily Mail Sport exclusively reported on Thursday that caretaker Calum McFarlane would leave his role as manager of the Under 21s to join Rosenior's team.

McFarlane, 37, will be an assistant, alongside Kalifa Cisse and Justin Walker, who have followed Rosenior to Stamford Bridge from the Blues' sister club Strasbourg.

Harry Hudson will assume the position vacated by McFarlane following his step up to the senior side, as reported by Daily Mail Sport.

McFarlane oversaw a 1-1 draw away at Manchester City before a 2-1 defeat at Fulham when Marc Cucurella was shown a red card after 22 minutes for denying Harry Wilson an obvious goalscoring opportunity.

McFarlane was left to oversee that trip after taking charge of training in the build-up, while Rosenior watched on from the Craven Cottage directors' box next to co-owner Behdad Eghbali.

Liam Rosenior took Chelsea training for the first time since his...