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Rob Guest

Chelsea fans will love what Christian Pulisic did to Manchester United ace on international duty

It won't be long at all before Christian Pulisic is in west London preparing for his first season as a Chelsea player.

Heavily tipped to move to the Premier League for some time given his impressive performances for Borussia Dortmund, the Blues clinched the attacker's signature at the start of January in a £57.6million deal.

However, part of the agreement with the Bundesliga club saw him remain in Germany for the remainder of the season.

It has been quite a difficult year for the youngster with Jadon Sancho now ahead of him in the pecking order at Signal Iduna Park.

His form has improved recently and he registered a goal and assist in the 3-1 win over Stuttgart earlier this month after coming off the bench with 11 minutes remaining.

The 20-year-old also got some much-needed minutes under his belt on Friday as he played for just over an hour in the United States' 1-0 win over Ecuador in Orlando.

While the score was still goalless as he made his way off the pitch, he did catch the eye with an impressive piece of play up against Manchester United's Antonio Valencia.

Pulisic is put under intense pressure in the corner by Valencia
He then manages to get face on with the defender
Pulisic then uses his pace to burst beyond Valencia
The attacker makes his way into the box with Valencia struggling to keep up

Receiving the ball in the corner under pressure from the right-back, Pulisic managed to turn so he was face on with the experienced player before throwing a couple of dummies and then bursting past him into the area from a standing start.

It was a sensational bit of skill from the player and Chelsea fans will certainly be looking forward to seeing more from him in a blue shirt come August.

Pulisic will join up with his new teammates at the club's Cobham training base in July as he prepares for his first season in England.

What has happened to Christian Pulisic and is he ready for the Chelsea pressure?

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