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CHELSEA kid Conor Gallagher revealed the hardest part of moving to Swansea was ‘learning how to wash up’.
The highly-rated midfielder spent the first half of this season on loan at Charlton, then was sent to South Wales in January by Stamford Bridge boss Frank Lampard.

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Gallagher has spent the second half of the season on loan at SwanseaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
 But Gallagher, 20, was horrified to discover his new home did NOT have a dishwasher.

He told SunSport: “It’s the first time I’ve moved away from home.
“My parents used to do a lot of stuff for me but now I’m learning how to fend for myself.
“I don’t have a dishwasher in my apartment, so it’s been a nightmare learning how to do the washing up. It’s the worst thing to do and I’m letting the dishes pile up all the time.

“When I get home from training, I think ‘Oh no, I have to do those bloody dishes.’”
And Gallagher admits he has also struggled with his culinary skills.
He said: “I’m not much of a cook but I did salmon and noodles. I’ll eat anything really. I am not too fussed.”
Gallagher has had a fine debut season playing first-team football and been one of the Championship’s rising young stars.

Charlton fans were gutted when Chelsea recalled him in January to send him to Swansea.
He explained: “It happened very quickly. Chelsea thought sending me to Swansea was better for my development and it’s turned out well.
“I had a great time at Charlton. It was a homely club and I made a lot of great friends there. Hopefully they can stay up, they had a lot of injuries and problems with the ownership, so had a lot to contend with.
“But things have been good at Swansea — and all the focus is now on winning the remaining games to hopefully push this club back into the Premier League.”

When I get home from training, I think ‘Oh no, I have to do those bloody dishes.’
Conor Gallagher

The Swans must beat Bristol City today at The Liberty Stadium and Reading on Wednesday and hope Cardiff and Millwall do not take maximum points from their last two matches to make the play-offs.
Gallagher said: “The manager Steve Cooper keeps drumming into us how important it is now. All that matters are the three points. If we win the last two games we can do it.
“People say there isn’t much experience in this Swansea team and they’re right, we’re a young side, but there’s a hunger to do well.
“If we get into the play-offs, we have a great chance because we’ve got the quality and togetherness to beat anyone.”
Gallagher revealed how Chelsea legend Claude Makelele is helping him in his dream to become a Stamford Bridge regular.
The former France midfielder keeps tabs on all the West London club’s loan players.

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Gallagher has ambitions to break into the Chelsea set-upCredit: Getty Images – Getty
And Gallagher said: “Because I’m only 20, I was too young to remember watching Claude — but he is such a legend and it’s great to have someone like him, who played in my position, helping me.
“He watches my games and gives lots of great advice. He has given tips on when I’m receiving the ball in midfield to always be scanning and look forward.
“And then there will be stuff when they have the ball and we’re pressing them — he’ll explain and show me the right way to press.
“I’ve gained a lot of experience, I’ve started 42 Championship games this season. It’s been a learning curve and as the season has gone on, I’ve grown in confidence.”

Daily struggles

Andros Townsend making tea
SunSport reporter Justin Allen was forced to give then-Tottenham man Andros Townsend a lesson on how to make a good cuppa.
Justin boiled his kettle for him, placed the tea bag in the mug, poured in boiling water and added milk. Tea-riffic.
Kevin Davies making toast
The former Bolton striker once joked that scoring penalties was easier than working out a toaster.
Davies was forced to take to social media for advice on how to brown his bread when he struggled to work out how his new toaster worked. Raise a toast.
Phil Neville making a drink
The former Man United defender has more Premier League winners medals than he has made his wife a drink.
That is because he has NEVER made Julie Neville a cup of tea in a shocking revelation.
She said earlier this year: “He’s not capable. He’s just never learned. He just doesn’t know how.”

Gallagher is attracting a lot of interest. Crystal Palace are said to be keen on taking him on loan this summer — and there are others.
But the boyhood Chelsea fan is on a mission to become a Blues regular.
He said: “A season in the Championship served the likes of Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori well — and I’ve always dreamed of playing for Chelsea.
“If they don’t want me next season,   hopefully I get another good loan move, keep playing,    continue developing and prove to Chelsea I’m good enough to play there.”

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JOSE MOURINHO claims his old club Manchester United are “lucky” to be in Champions League contention.
Tottenham’s chief could give United a big helping hand by beating fourth-placed Leicester tomorrow.

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Jose Mourinho aimed a jibe at his former clubCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The Red Devils, who face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals on the same day, are below the Foxes on goal difference.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team have benefitted from several crucial VAR calls this season, most recently in Thursday’s 2-0 win at Crystal Palace.
Mourinho said: “If United do it, they’ll have done it by playing very well in the second part of the season.
“And on top of that everybody knows they were a bit lucky more than once. Luck that others didn’t have. Like us.”

Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard warned his players NOT to become the latest victims of United’s penalty-winning kings.
United have been given 13 Premier League spot-kicks this season — including a dubious one won and converted by Bruno Fernandes against Aston Villa this month.
And Lampard says his stars must make sure they do not cough up another at Wembley tomorrow.

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Manchester United escaped with three points against PalaceCredit: AP:Associated Press

Boss Lamps said: “They have to be careful because when players of quality and speed, like United’s forwards, travel quickly you must move your feet and not dive in on them.

“And Bruno Fernandes because he’s very clever in his movement.
“We saw that at Aston Villa, making something feel like a penalty where maybe it isn’t.”

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BRENDAN RODGERS has warned there are no guarantees Ben Chilwell will still be at Leicester City next season – despite the Foxes qualifying for Europe.
That shock admission is likely to spark a summer stampede for the England left-back, who is a priority signing target for money-bags rivals Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea.

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Brendan Rodgers doesn’t know whether Chilwell has played his last Leicester gameCredit: AFP or licensors
 Chilwell has been ruled out of Leicester’s two remaining games against Spurs and Manchester United with a thigh injury and could even miss the start of next season.

When asked if that could mean the 23-year-old may have played his last game for the club, Rodgers replied: “I’m not sure.”
That unexpected response will have alerted the chasing pack of wealthy clubs, led by United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who is desperate to lure Chilwell away from the club currently blocking United’s route to the Champions’ League.
But with almost four years left to run on Chilwell’s contract the Foxes will drive a hard bargain for the £60million-rated full-back, who has been with Leicester since he was 12 and is now an established England international with 11 caps.

Rodgers said: “He’s not a player we want to lose. I’m quite relaxed on it. I’m not worried at all.
“We’ve got a fantastic squad that we want to keep together so I don’t worry.
“You can spin it whichever way you want. There is no intention to sell Ben Chilwell and there is absolutely no need for us to sell Ben Chilwell.
“If you want a message, the message is he’s not for sale.”

However, the Leicester boss said much the same thing about Harry Maguire last summer before Manchester United eventually met the Foxes whopping £80m asking price – a world record for a defender.
A similar tale unfolded with Riyad Mahrez, who Manchester City pursued relentlessly for two seasons, until finally coughing up a then club-record £60m to land their man, with Leicester again holding all the cards as they had Mahrez tied up on a long-term deal.
There is a real possibility Chilwell could be the next high-profile departure from the King Power and that the Foxes 3-0 win over Crystal Palace could be his last for the club – especially as he could miss the start of next season through injury.

If you want a message, the message is he’s not for sale
Rodgers on Chilwell

Asked about Chilwell’s chances of recovering from his thigh injury in time for next season, Rodgers said: “We just need to wait and see on that.
“It’s an injury that will last over the course of a number of weeks. I can’t confirm either way on it.
“James Maddison will just miss out this season and in the off-season he will do his work, by the time we get back training in August then he should be back.
“Ben might be a little bit longer, as will Christian Fuchs.
“It’s something for us to look at over the course of the next few months but we’ll have to see how they go over the next five weeks or so.”
Leicester have the luxury of a couple of ready-made replacements for Chilwell, should the right offer come in and tempt them to sell.
James Justin, currently impressing at right-back in the absence of injured Player of the Year Ricardo Pereira, regularly played on the left for his previous club Luton Town.
Meanwhile, Leicester appear to have unearthed another left-sided gem in Luke Thomas, who was outstanding on his senior debut against Sheffield United, just weeks after turning 19, and looks certain to retain his place against Spurs tomorrow.

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Luke Thomas is a rising star coming through LeicesterCredit: AP:Associated Press
Rodgers couldn’t hide his delight at his youngster’s mature performance on his debut against Sheffield United and said: “Luke has real quality and we’ll nurture him.
“There’s going to be many more opportunities for him. He’s a fantastic talent.
“I’d heard about him when I came in and had seen him play some reserve games.
“He was clearly a talent but then when he came in to train with us, you really get to see his qualities and his temperament close at hand.
“From the first day he’s been the outstanding young player that’s come and worked with us.
“I thought he could play in the first team, then it was about how do we manage this.

“With kids you have to decide if they need a loan or do we need to keep him for six months and nurture him here?
“But he’s been with us since lockdown, in particular, and when you see that quality and temperament consistently, then we had absolutely no qualms about playing him.
“I was thinking about playing him against Bournemouth. Maybe I should have done.
It’s been a great start to his career against a team with Sheffield United’s fantastic quality and physicality – to cope with that was a great start.”

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DANNY INGS followed in the footsteps of Le God to become Southampton’s modern idol.
Only Matt Le Tissier and James Beattie had previously netted 20 Premier League goals in a single season for Saints.

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Danny Ings continued his hot streak to earn a point for SouthamptonCredit: AP:Associated Press
But Ings took that tally to three with a typically-cool finish here to chalk off Neal Maupay’s opener.
It frustrated Graham Potter, who played with Le Tissier during his single season with Saints back in 1996, given his side are still not mathematically safe.
But their far superior goal difference to Aston Villa and Bournemouth means they effectively are thanks to this point.
Potter claimed it would be unfair to compare Le Tissier and Ings in his pre-match press conference.

True, Le Tissier’s talent was one-of-a-kind.
But the way Ings has carried Saints at times this season does bear a resemblance.
He was not even Ralph Hasenhuttl’s first-choice striker at the beginning of the season.
Yet his consistent scoring and relentless pressing have turned him into a player that Hasenhuttl admits Saints would not be able to afford if he was on the market today.

The build-up to this game had involved a manager love-in with both bosses falling over themselves to pay tribute to the other.
The pally spirit seemed to extend to the pitch too with some of the defensive gifts the two sides offered each other.
Southampton were far too hospitable for Maupay’s opener – but the way Solly March was rolled by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in the opening five minutes was just as generous.
The Dane was in and should have made it count, but struck the ball with the outside of his foot straight at Maty Ryan who made a fine save.
It came to the frustration of Saints’ socially-distanced subs, sitting just in front of the press area and smelling like they had walked off a Paco Rabanne advert. 
Hojbjerg was starting despite being the subject of a £25million bid from Everton.
Tottenham are also in the race to sign the ex-Bayern Munich man who is set to be sold this summer after refusing to sign a new contract.
Albion threatened what was to come as Maupay fired over and the in-form Leandro Trossard had Alex McCarthy scrambling with a header.
And on 17 minutes, they had their opener.
Glenn Murray flicked on Tariq Lamptey’s throw-in to Maupay, who somehow had enough room between Saints’ centre-backs to find the near corner with his left foot.
The strike meant Maupay became just the sixth French player to register 10 or more goals in their maiden Premier League season, after Mssrs Lacazette, Martial, Giroud, Henry and Cantona.
Maupay, looking a steal at £16million, celebrated by rubbing his eyes in a cry-baby gesture – possibly in reference to his feud with Arsenal bad-boy Matteo Guendouzi.
Saints were out-of-sorts with even the now ultra-consistent Danny Ings looking unthreatening, though he did have a goal ruled out for offside six minutes before half-time.
Hasenhuttl, looking and sounding ever more agitated in his dugout, knew he had to shake things up.
He sent on Kyle Walker-Peters and Che Adams at the break, moving Hojbjerg from right-back into midfield, and the changes improved his side dramatically.
Young left-back Jake Vokins fizzed a volley just wide of the far post before Ings curled brilliantly against the woodwork.
The rebound fell to Adams who would have scored were it not for Lewis Dunk’s heroics on the line.
Seconds later, the Saints pair combined again as Ings flashed a first-time ball across the six-yard area which agonisingly eluded Adams at the far stick.

The pressure eventually told just before the water break as Nathan Redmond set away Ings, who finished clinically.
Both sides had chances to win it with Yves Bissouma firing wide from close range and Vestergaard having a Vincent Kompany-esque piledriver turned onto the bar.
But ultimately it was a draw which should confirm Brighton’s safety – and ensure Ings’ godlike status. More