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Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata admits playing with a back injury has hampered his first Premier League season: 'It would've been better if I'd stopped... I wanted to play for the fans'

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has placed blame on a back injury for ruining his first season in the Premier League.

The Spaniard was signed in the summer from Real Madrid for a club-record £58million, but has failed to live up to expectations with just 14 goals from 40 appearances this season.

Morata looked to have made a seamless transition to English football, having scored seven times in his first eight games, but after suffering a back injury in December, has found the back of the net on just two occasions since.