Mykhailo Mudryk can excel for Chelsea if Mauricio Pochettino makes a tactical tweak - and tonight could be the perfect time to do it.
That is according to former Blues midfielder Emmanuel Petit, who has outlined how Pochettino can get the best out of £88.5million man Mudryk when Chelsea travel to Manchester United.
The west Londoners have not struggled for goals of late but face a conundrum at Old Trafford with Conor Gallagher suspended. That means an attacker will have to be drafted into the No10 role behind Nicolas Jackson, with Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling and Mudryk the main candidates.
Petit believes the Ukrainian has the talents required to play centrally, particularly considering he has "looked nervous" when facing up to defenders on the wing.
"We can all see that Mykhailo Mudryk has a lot of quality," the Frenchman told King Casino Bonus. "We can also see that he's not playing with 100 per cent confidence at the moment.
"Mudryk sometimes looks nervous when he takes the ball and tries to take players on. He also doesn't look confident in terms of his movement and linking with his fellow forwards.
"I think he'll do ok. I was watching the Brighton game and I was wondering why, instead of being a left-winger, he doesn't play behind the striker?
"I think he has the ability, vision, and personality to take the ball and dribble. If I were Pochettino, I would use him in the middle of the park.''
