Mudryk’s appearance against Liverpool at Anfield shows why Chelsea are willing to pay big money to corner Arsenal to get him.
Impressive on his debut for Chelsea, Mykhailo Mudryk has succeeded in making a Manchester United legend go crazy.
Mudryk, who officially moved to Stamford Bridge last week, made his debut for The Blues in the match which ended 0-0 against Liverpool, Saturday (21/1) in the English Premier League.
Container winger The Shakhtar Donetsk started on the bench but came on as a substitute for Lewis Hall shortly after the interval and managed to give us a hint as to why Chelsea were willing to spend their money. £89 million for it.
Not only fast, Mudryk is also effective in making decisions both passing and dribbling. He danced his way into the box before his shot was blocked and almost made contact with crossing Hakim Ziyech at the far post after making a smart move.
Chelsea manager Graham Potter had said before the game that the 22-year-old would need time to adapt to his new surroundings, but Gary Neville was immediately taken aback.
“Watch 10 minutes of Mudryk, I wouldn’t want to face him!” said the former defender and captain of Man United Twitter personal.
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Unfortunately, despite being a breath of fresh air for Chelsea’s front line which had been so barren, Mudryk failed to make a real contribution The Blues and Liverpool were level in the ‘mid table derby’. Chelsea also moved from 10th place in the English Premier League, meanwhile The Reds at number eight.
Even so, the new kid still gets praise from his boss. Potter said of Mudryk’s debut: “He’s been excellent. And it will get better the longer he’s with us, the signs are promising.”
“He hasn’t played football for a long time, because of the mid-season break [di Liga Ukraina]. He hasn’t played for a long time, so there is a risk. We have to manage the minutes well, but you can see the quality.”
“He just underwent two sessions [latihan] with us, but watching him at Shakhtar Donetsk and seeing his quality, he is very dangerous in one-on-one situations, makes the fans flutter, and knows exactly where the goal is. Our job is to help him adapt.”
Unfortunately, the fastest Chelsea fans could see Mudryk again in early February at home to Fulham because The Blues already knocked out of the two domestic cups scheduled for next week.
