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Andreas Christensen is a rare breed: A product of Chelsea's loan system who was schooled by John Terry, David Luiz and the Bundesliga... and now he can lead them for the next decade

It says a lot of Andreas Christensen's rise up the ranks at Chelsea that last month, away at Huddersfield Town, he was called off with 10 minutes to go.

Eden Hazard and N'Golo Kante, the two main drivers of Antonio Conte's team, had been withdrawn to get some rest with the game as good as won. Christensen was up next.

Six years on from moving to Stamford Bridge, and just six months after returning from loan, Antonio Conte sees this young Denmark international as the key man at the centre of his defence.