Liam Rosenior's last involvement in the Premier League was as a player for Brighton in 2017

Liam Rosenior is the leading contender to be the new Chelsea manager - just 18 months after being sacked by Championship side Hull City - so why is he favourite, and would appointing him be a good decision?

The 41-year-old Englishman has impressed with French Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, who are also part of Chelsea owners the BlueCo group, leading to this chance to move across to the Londoners.

He would take over from Enzo Maresca, who won the Club World Cup in the summer, but became the latest Blues boss to fall out with the hierarchy and left on Thursday.

"They will get someone in who is young and easy to manipulate," said BBC pundit and former Chelsea winger Pat Nevin.