Leeds on Saturday knowing a fourth league win in five games will take them to the summit, with neither Tottenham nor Liverpool playing until Sunday.
But the Stamford Bridge side will face a team who beat Everton 4-1 last Saturday inspired by a virtuoso performance from Kalvin Phillips.
And he is the man who Chelsea must nullify, according to Carragher - who said the midfielder's performance against Carlo Ancelotti's side was reminiscent of Manchester United legend Paul Scholes in his heyday. "When he was pressed, his passing was fantastic," Carragher told Sky Sports. "Away from home, it is perhaps the job of the striker to come deep onto him, but I felt Richarlison could have tucked in to make a box to keep Leeds to one side. "But all.
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