Pochettino reveals Chelsea star was dropped not injured as Enzo lauds 'animal' in Brighton win

The 21-year-old has played just 44 minutes of Premier League football this season and wasn't included in the matchday squad on Wednesday.

Pochettino made five changes from the side which were beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa in the Premier League last Sunday as Cole Palmer, Ian Maatsen, Lesley Ugochukwu and Marc Cucurella were given chances to impress from the start.

The 21-year-old has been recovering from a slight muscle strain picked up on international duty, but Pochettino has revealed that he was fully fit for the clash with Brighton, just wasn’t selected. The fact that there was space on the bench for teenage forwards Alex Matos and Deivid Washington isn’t a great sign for Madueke, who moved to the Blues from PSV Eindhoven for €35m in January.

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