Mauricio Pochettino has explained why he subbed "risky" Mykhailo Mudryk at half-time during Chelsea's 6-1 rout of Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup.

The Blues have become a laughing stock over the past 12 months after wasting more than £1 billion on under-performing players

Mauricio Pochettino's side came up short at Old Trafford as their forwards went missing while their defence were torn apart

Slowly but surely, the Blues are finally seeing a return on their £89 million investment - but the flying winger still has a long way to go

Mkyhailo Mudryk has revealed that he was wearing inspirational shin pads when finally breaking his Chelsea goal duck at the 24th time of asking.