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Oliver Harbord

Frank Lampard explains why Chelsea fans should be excited by Christian Pulisic after debut

Christian Pulisic got his first run out as a Chelsea player today after coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 defeat against Kawasaki Frontale.

The 20-year-old American signed for the Blues in January, however was loaned back to Borussia Dortmund for the rest of the 2018/19 campaign.

After his time with the USA in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Pulisic cut his holiday short to join up with Chelsea in the Far East and played the last 25 minutes of the match in Yokohama.

The winger showed some flashes of decent play on the left, and his boss Frank Lampard believes that Chelsea fans will certainly be excited about what is to come from the new signing.

Asked by ChelseaTV about how he felt Pulisic has done this week, Lampard said: "Good, good, he has been here a couple of days really in terms of training, so have been really impressed.

"He's comfortable on the ball and I think he should have had a penalty towards the end of the game.

Pulisic goal in Chelsea training

"He wants to try to take people on, the sort of player the fans are going to like so we have to give him a little bit of time to adapt slightly.

"But the way he has trained, the way he has come in with his personality looks great so I am really pleased to have him."

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