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Richard Garnett

'Not the first time' - Thomas Tuchel speaks out on Chelsea defender who refused to play against Liverpool

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has spoken about Andreas Christensen's late withdrawal from their FA Cup final side against Liverpool, revealing that it is 'not the first time' the player has felt unable to play.

The West London side's plans were thrown into disarray on the morning of Saturday's Wembley showdown after the Danish centre-back, who was not injured, informed his club that he would not be able to play.

Liverpool went on to lift the trophy after prevailing on penalty kicks, but Blues boss Tuchel would not share specific details of why Christensen declared himself unavailable.

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