'They must': Chris Sutton claims Chelsea will be desperate for 22-year-old to start vs Burnley now
Chris Sutton claims Chelsea will be desperate for Mykhailo Mudryk to be passed fit to play against Burnley this weekend.
That is certainly something we didn’t think we would be hearing anytime soon.
Mykhailo Mudryk finally ended his Chelsea goal drought on Monday night against Fulham, scoring his first for the club on his 24th Blues appearance.
In fairness, the 22-year-old’s started the last few games under Mauricio Pochettino and there’s been a lot of signs he’s growing in confidence.
There’s some doubt about the left-winger’s fitness ahead of Saturday afternoon against Burnley, though.
The Evening Standard claimed earlier this week that Mudryk is a ‘doubt’ to play for Chelsea against Burnley because of an injury concern.
The Ukraine international was forced off at half-time during Monday’s win against Fulham.
However, the Blues confirmed via their official website on Wednesday that Mudryk has been training on the grass with the group ahead of the weekend.
We’re not expecting him to go on a mad goal streak and people may need to be realistic of his levels, but it’s great to see a real buzz around him. It’s worth mentioning the fanbase are certainly willing him to come good.
BBC pundit Sutton suggests Mudryk’s involvement against Burnley would be a real boost for them.
“Scoring goals has been the Blues’ biggest problem recently, so it was important for them that Mykhailo Mudryk finally got off the mark against Fulham,” Sutton told BBC Sport.
“Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke about doing extra sessions with Mudryk when he was struggling to find the net, including using the ‘crossbar challenge’ to try to build his confidence. It seems to have worked, and now they must hope he is fit to face Burnley too.”
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