Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says 'family issues' were behind Christian Pulisic's absence from the win over Sheffield United on Sunday.

The American came on as a substitute in the win over Tottenham last Thursday, but was nowhere to be seen against the Blades.

"Christian has some family issues to resolve and family is always first so we decided to give him a rest for this game," Tuchel said after the game.

The Blues have moved up to fifth after their win at Bramall Lane.

They are now one point behind fourth-placed Liverpool.