With the League approaching its half-way mark, Chennai City are in the eighth place, having picked up eight points six games. Since the turn of the new year, East Bengal have had their work cut out. East Bengal have signed Liberian forward Ansumana Kromah to boost the striking force. That leaves East Bengal with two regular centre backs in Mehtab Singh and Asheer Akhtar. They are a fresh team now, with new talents and good footballing philosophy, so they will be a good team to face.”

Source: The Telegraph January 24, 2020 20:03 UTC