The last time Chelsea beat Liverpool, Estevao was the talk of the Premier League.
The Brazilian was still in his first couple of months at Stamford Bridge when his name hit the headlines after he scored the winner against the Premier League champions with practically the final kick of the match last October.
Fast forward 12 months, and Estevao is beginning to attract attention for all the wrong reasons as he struggles to force his way into Xabi Alonso’s side.
The 19-year-old, who joined Chelsea from Palmeiras last summer, was conspicuous by his absence on Wednesday night as Chelsea were knocked out of the Carabao Cup following a penalty shootout loss to Liverpool at Anfield.
The Blues had taken the lead in the first half through Morgan Rogers, but they failed to kick on after Cody Gakpo quickly restored parity for the hosts.
Most concerning for Estevao, though, was that as both teams pushed for a winner in the second half, Alonso never appeared to consider the forward.
The clearest indication of just how low Estevao sits in Alonso’s pecking order came midway through the second half, when Alonso made a triple substitution in an attempt to turn the game in his side’s favour.
One of the three changes was Emanuel Emegha, who had yet to feature for the Blues since his summer move from Strasbourg.
Just moments after that triple change, which brought Chelsea’s total number of substitutions to five, Estevao could be seen ending his warm-up and retreating to the bench.
It was another night of no action for the Brazilian.
