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Scott Trotter

What Mykhailo Mudryk did to aid Ukraine feat as plan ahead of Chelsea pre-season starts well

Mykhailo Mudryk has endured a difficult start to life with Chelsea. The winger arrived to much fanfare in January as the Blues beat Arsenal to his signature and presented him on the pitch at Stamford Bridge at half time of the match against Crystal Palace following a dramatic weekend of developments.

In his first appearance against Liverpool, Mudryk looked the real deal and set to take the Premier League by storm as he terrorised James Milner on the left flank but he was unable to sustain that impact. The 22-year-old required time to acclimitise having moved to a new country and been thrust into the middle of a season when he had not played competitive football for a number of months.

The former Shahktar Donetsk star managed two assists in his opening months with the club, one of which was fortuitous given the heavy deflection Conor Gallagher's shot undertook to head into the net. Mudryk managed 17 appearances for the Blues before the end of the season but struggled to show more than flashes of his abilities as Chelsea underwent a change in managers and struggled to earn three points

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