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Mudryk unveiled as Chelsea edge out Crystal Palace
Chelsea new signing Mykhailo Mudryk on the pitch at half time of the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea 1–0 Crystal Palace
by Dom Smith
at Stamford Bridge
MYKHAILO MUDRYK was confirmed as a Chelsea player in the 22nd minute today, and at half-time he proudly sauntered onto the pitch at Stamford Bridge, draped in the flag of his nation Ukraine, to take in rapturous Chelsea applause.
It had the aura of a Biblical arrival — and in recent weeks Chelsea have looked like they could really do with a miracle.
On the one hand, the red-carpet treatment felt an over-the-top welcome for a player who few of his new teammates will ever have seen play. But then, he doesn’t have to do much to usurp the levels Chelsea’s players are currently operating at.
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