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Antonio Rudiger Backs Gonzalo Higuain, Compares Eden Hazard to Lionel Messi

Antonio Rudiger has called on Chelsea fans to be patient with new signing Gonzalo Higuain as he is "confident" the Argentinian will score goals.

The Germany international also compared Eden Hazard's influence at Chelsea to that of Lionel Messi's at Barcelona.

Higuain was largely ineffective in his Blues debut against Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup on Sunday.

He should be playing alongside Hazard against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Wednesday, though, and Rudiger believes that will change things, per Simon Johnson in the Evening Standard:

"Everyone who understands football and knows Eden, you can make a profit out of him playing with him.