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Chelsea's Christian Pulisic needs to prove he is not another Premier League talent lost to injury

Christian Pulisic was Eden Hazard's £60m replacement at Chelsea and, for a brief moment, the American looked like he was set to step into the Blues legend's shoes.

Hazard was Chelsea's big-game player and in August 2020, Pulisic had taken over that mantle. Five minutes into the FA Cup final with Arsenal at Wembley, the American jinked past a couple of defenders to put the Blues in front.

It was Pulisic's fourth goal in nine matches, his 11th in his debut season at Chelsea. There was a new hero at Stamford Bridge, but then a cruel twist of fate struck.