Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic picked up a knock during the Blues’ win against Norwich City following which he did not feature against Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final.
The 21-year-old did not start during the 5-3 loss to Liverpool but the American came on in the second half of the match and played around 30 minutes. And after this, there have been some rumours that Christian Pulisic might not be fully fit to start against Wolves this weekend as well.
The Blues need to pick up a win against Wolves in order to ensure that they keep their Champions League status next campaign and the presence of Christian Pulisic from the very first minute could be a major deciding factor.
Speaking after the match against Liverpool, Lampard though has hinted the former Dortmund man should be named in the starting XI at the Bridge on Sunday.
The manager said after the match, as reported by Chelseafc.com: ‘He has had that impact. I was here for Eden’s first year and it is not easy coming to the Premier League, and for Eden in that first year, it was adapting to the Premier League.
‘Christian has had his moments of that but mid-season he had a really good patch and then since restart he has been in incredible form.
‘Only the injury he picked up in the Norwich game has kept him out of the semi-final when he’s flying. Against Liverpool, he came on and played 40 minutes which is great for feeling confident about the injury and the qualities he has been showing.
‘He is so young and he has such natural talent and he creates goals and scores goals,’ Lampard added.
‘He is a big player for us so I’m delighted to see him come through fit. Clearly he will be a big player in these next few games for us and going forward as well.’
This is Pulisic’s first season in England and already he has netted nine goals and provided six assists in just 24 Premier League matches. For the first half of the season, the winger was relatively poor but since the resumption, Christian Pulisic has been one of Chelsea’s best players.
