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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20795532" data-attributes="member: 158020">Costa could miss United game, but Batshuayi is ready says Conte <img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/GOAL_INTERNATIONAL/3f/9a/antonio-conte-and-diego-costa_16drr7zbr3uhp1le6fprs83g3e.jpg?t=840157303&w=620&h=430" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Antonio Conte is not worried about Diego Costa being one card away from missing the game against Manchester United and is confident that Michy Batshuayi is ready, if he is needed.  Costa is the Premier League’s leading scorer with six goals in his first seven games this season, but has also collected four yellow cards and could miss the return of Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge, if he is booked against Leicester City on Saturday.  The Chelsea boss wants Costa to play against Claudio Ranieri’s side in the same way that he has done in his other games, even if it means picking up another booking.  “We know this situation, Diego knows this situation,” Conte said at a news conference at Cobham Training Ground. “But this situation was before with the Hull City game. “I think that we must look to the present and not about the other [possibilities]. Diego knows very well the situation, but he must fight the same way like in the previous games. But I hope that his passion means that he doesn’t take another yellow card.” Despite being hopeful that the Spain international will be available for Chelsea’s match against Manchester United a week on Sunday, Conte was keen to talk up Batshuayi, who has yet to start in the league this season after his £33 million move from Marseille in the summer.  Batshuayi has scored three times, but has only started in Chelsea’s two EFL Cup games, although Conte believes that his second-choice striker is prepared to step in when required.  “I think that Michy is a young player, but he has a great potential,” Conte added.“On the technical aspect he can grow a lot to become a fantastic player for Chelsea. “I can also tell you that he is ready, he is ready to start. This season he has played from the start in two cup games and he played very, very well and I am pleased with him and that he stays with us.”</blockquote>

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