Chelsea manager Frank Lampard says Christian Pulisic has a bright future ahead of him.

The young American winger came off the bench to level the scores in Sunday's 2-1 win over Aston Villa.

"He will start games for us, of course, and I think he's going to be a big player for us, not just in this run-in but going forward," said Lampard after his 100th game as a manager.

"He was hungry. I know that and I felt for him, as I felt for the players with long-term injuries. The ability he's got to arrive in the box, it's a big thing, I've spoken about it with him all season.

"It's the difference between being a very good player off the side, an attacking player, or the players at the real top level of the game that arrive and score in the six-yard box and hit numbers yearly.

"I really think Christian can do that, so I was really pleased with him, the impact he made when he came on."