Thomas Tuchel issues rallying cry to out-of-favour Christian Pulisic as he tells Chelsea forward 'it's the duty of the players to show up and really earn to play' - but insists he's 'doing his best' despite lack of minutes under German

Thomas Tuchel has laid down the gauntlet to Christian Pulisic, telling the out-of-favour forward that he has 'earn' a spot in his Chelsea team.

Pulisic is yet to start a Premier League match since Tuchel's managerial appointment on January 26 - with the American having come off the bench on six occasions since.

Speculation over the 21-year-old's future has grown and as exclusively revealed by Sportsmail this week; Manchester United, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all monitoring his situation closely.

Tuchel gave Pulisic his break at Borussia Dortmund and says the forward has to force his way into his thinking to do likewise at Stamford Bridge.