CHELSEA have been dealt a TRIPLE injury blow after a nightmare clash vs Manchester City.
The Blues were already without Mason Mount, who suffered a knock in training, for the game against the reigning champions.
Soon after, things got even worse for Graham Potter as Raheem Sterling was taken off after just THREE MINUTES.
The England star went down early on following a tackle from Three Lions pal John Stones.
And he wasn’t able to continue with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang coming on in his place.
But the agony didn’t stop there for Potter.
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That’s because he also lost Christian Pulisic inside the first 20 minutes.
The American wasn’t able to continue having been on the receiving end of another strong Stones challenge after he had the chance to give Chelsea the lead.
Potter is already without several key players and was forced to name four teenagers on the bench to face the reigning champions as a result.
Edouard Mendy, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Ben Chilwell, N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Armando Broja are already sidelined.
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And Pulisic’s withdrawal forced Potter to bring on a youngster with Carney Chukwuemeka getting his biggest chunk of Prem action yet.
The 19-year-old had played just 46 minutes in the league since his summer move from Aston Villa prior to the game.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
