Unknown Chelsea teen arrives to face Man Utd as stars examine in to lodge
CHELSEA prospect Alfie Gilchrist has travelled with Frank Lampard’s squad for his or her conflict with Manchester United on Thursday night.
The Blues have endured a torrid run since Frank Lampard took interim cost till the tip of the season.
The previous England midfielder, 44, has misplaced seven of his 9 video games throughout his second spell as head coach at Stamford Bridge.
And it’s unrelenting till the tip of the marketing campaign for the membership’s all-time file scorer as Chelsea journey to Outdated Trafford, earlier than internet hosting Champions League-bound Newcastle on Sunday.
However one participant who will earn some invaluable expertise throughout these last days of the season is English defender Gilchrist.
The centre-back, 19, was snapped arriving at The Hyatt Resort in Manchester with the remainder of Chelsea’s first-team squad.


Gilchrist, who has educated with the senior aspect this week, is captain of the Blues’ U21 aspect and was nominated for the Premier League 2 Participant of the Season award.
The U21s marketing campaign concluded on the finish of April.
However whereas lots of Chelsea’s younger stars at the moment are having fun with their holidays, Gilchrist will likely be hoping Lampard fingers him some minutes of their last two league matches.
It comes as centre-half Benoit Badiashile – who was absent for the 1-0 defeat to Manchester Metropolis on the weekend – seems to be set to stay sidelined for the conflict with Man Utd.
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However Ben Chilwell might return to the aspect after recovering from a thigh harm.
The defender was again in workforce coaching on Thursday and will push for a beginning place.
Chelsea sit twelfth within the Premier League desk and might solely climb one place earlier than the tip of the marketing campaign.
Subsequent season would be the Blues’ first yr with out European soccer because the 2016/17 marketing campaign – after they went on to elevate the Premier League title below Antonio Conte.
Mauricio Pochettino will take over from Lampard in the summertime.