When it became clear Mason Mount couldn't continue in the Club World Cup final due to injury, Thomas Tuchel had a difficult decision to make as to who replaced the Chelsea star.
Hakim Ziyech felt the obvious choice. Not only because Mount was nominally being used on the right of the attack but also because the 28-year-old was in good form ahead of the clash with Palmeiras.
There was also Timo Werner among the Chelsea substitutes – although the German has not played well for some time – and finally, Christian Pulisic.
