Chelsea aren't remotely ready for Manchester City! Winners and losers as Lesley Ugochukwu's late leveller against Inter saves Enzo Maresca from another pre-season defeat

Chelsea's 2023-24 season - and indeed France's Euro 2024 campaign - could have gone very differently had Christopher Nkunku been fully fit.

The forward is a quality player and he showed that again at Stamford Bridge by very nearly drawing his side level just moments after his introduction with a stunning overhead kick that was brilliantly kept out by Yann Sommer

He was lively for the remainder of the second half and it was no surprise at all that Chelsea's late leveller came after Nkunku had seen a shot blocked.

Based on what we've seen in pre-season, if Nkunku can stay fit, he could belatedly make a very big impact in the Premier League - and it's imperative that he does, given Cole Palmer is the only reliable source of goals in Maresca's side.

It wasn't particularly surprising that Chelsea signed Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The midfielder had played a key part in Maresca's Leicester securing promotion to the Premier League last season.

However, there were immediate doubts over whether he was really good enough to play for such an ambitious club and his performance on Sunday did little to dissuade them.

Dewsbury-Hall was deployed in the No. 10 role but offered next-to-no attacking threat and contributed nothing from a defensive perspective. Fair to say that he does not look like an upgrade on Conor Gallagher at all.

Euro 2024 did not go well for Marcus Thuram. He began the tournament as France's No. 9 but had been dropped to the bench by the time they reached the semi-finals and didn't see a single minute of game time in the 2-1 loss to eventual winners Spain.

The good news for Inter is that the striker doesn't seem to have been negatively affected by that chastening experience in Germany, as his first-half strike was as confident as they come, with Thuram smashing the ball past Robert Sanchez from the edge of the area.

It was a most timely boost for the Frenchman and not just because of his struggles at the Euros. With Mehdi Taremi having joined Inter during the summer, Thuram is likely to have stiff competition for a starting spot alongside Lautaro Martinez this season.

Mykhailo Mudryk left the field to warm applause, which was unsurprising. Chelsea's fans were keen to both acknowledge his effort and give him some much-needed encouragement ahead of what feels like a make-or-break campaign for the Ukrainian.

However, his performance rather summed up his Stamford Bridge career to date: there were flashes of quality but zero end product. The brutal truth is that his replacement, Raheem Sterling, did more during his time on the field than Mudryk had managed in the preceding 77 minutes.

With new signing Pedro Neto in attendance, it really is hard to see the painfully ineffective Mudryk extending his stay at Chelsea beyond next summer unless he finally starts delivering assists and goals.

In his first appearance at Stamford Bridge since joining from Barcelona, Marc Guiu quickly endeared himself to the home fans with his fantastic work-rate and relentless pressing. Indeed, he very nearly scored after closing down Sommer as he dallied on the ball.

Guiu is still only 18 years of age and doesn't yet look like the answer to Chelsea's goalscoring issues but he's very lively and has got a great attitude. He could cause problems off the bench this season.

Enzo Maresca was all smiles at the end of the game, as Chelsea avoided what would have been a third consecutive pre-season defeat - and a fourth in sixth matches.

However, the former Leicester boss will be well aware that Chelsea are hardly in good shape ahead of their opening Premier League game, against Manchester City.

The way in which his team allowed Yann Biseck to step out of defence and create the opening goal for Thuram was incredibly concerning, as was the lack of a cutting edge, which cost Chelsea so dearly last season.

Maresca will obviously be delighted that his team kept battling right until the end of the game but the fact of the matter is that they have won just one friendly this summer and do not look remotely equipped to defeat City next Sunday.