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Chelsea boss Potter admits Mudryk could start against Liverpool; pushed about Arsenal 'liking'

Chelsea boss Graham Potter says he's delighted with the training ground form of €100m signing Mykhaylo Mudryk.

The winger is in line for his debut tomorrow against Liverpool.

Potter said, “Really well. He's a young player, an exciting player, fantastic speed and excellent in one-vs-one situations. He can attack the backline and now we've just got to help him adapt to the Premier League and adapt to us. He's come from a mid-season break so hasn't played so much football recently. But he's been training well. So we'll assess him and see how much he can play at the weekend.

“There's a chance. It's about how much he can do. 90 minutes? No, but there is probably a role for him at some stage of the game.

“We've just got to help him and help everybody understand that he's come from a different country and a different league. So he has to adapt to us and to the competition. He is a young player that has a lot of potential, a lot of upside. He's also had some really good experiences already so he's an exciting player."

Asked about Mudryk being an Arsenal fan, Potter replied: “He's come in and trained very, very well. He's happy to be here. All the other stuff I have no comment on. He's looking forward to his career here and is excited to get started."

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