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'It's Azpi, not Azpli!' New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel gets Cesar Azpilicueta's nickname wrong before Christian Pulisic hurries over to correct his pronunciation during goalless draw with Wolves

New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has a familiar face in the dressing room in the form of Christian Pulisic after the pair worked together at Borussia Dortmund a few years ago.

And it seems the American is only too keen to help the new boss out - especially when it comes to avoiding embarrassing nickname mix-ups.

Just before the start of the second-half in Wednesday night's goalless draw with Wolves, Tuchel stood on the touchline and called captain Cesar Azpilicueta over to issue some instructions.

New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel issues instructions to captain Cesar Azpilicueta
Tuchel was keen to get a point across to the defender before the start of the second half
But Tuchel had shouted 'Azpli' rather than Azpilicueta's actual nickname of 'Azpi' - something Christian Pulisic quickly corrected him on

Tuchel calls Azpilicueta 'Azpli' and Pulisic corrects him

But the German coach was yelling 'Azpli, Azpli' instead of the defender's actual nickname 'Azpi'.