Mykhailo Mudryk reveals two big Chelsea changes he has enjoyed during USA pre-season tour

Mykhailo Mudryk scored his first Chelsea goal in the Blues' pre-season match with Brighton at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia

It is little wonder that Mykhailo Mudryk stood with arms aloft drawing in the adoration of supporters at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. It is also little wonder that he was last to leave the pitch following Chelsea's second friendly of the summer, with moments to embrace being few and far between his short Blues career.

It was a good night for the Ukraine international.

That is not to say he took his goal for more than what it was When 90 minutes was up he spent time discussing with Nicolas Jackson how best to combine moving forwards and did not simply bathe in the glory of his first strike for Chelsea, though it will have been well-deserved.

It was the winger's first involvement having only returned to training in time to travel to the USA after a busy summer. The 22-year-old chose to play in the under-21 European Champions to improve his chances of hitting the ground running after arriving at Chelsea in January without his full fitness after Shakhtar Donetsk's season had long since ended.

It was not the only difficulty he will have found, with Chelsea's faltering season leading to greater expectations in an increasingly tough environment in 2022/23. Changes in manager, disenfranchised teammates and barely a win to speak of were probably not part of the plan when agreeing his transfer.

Mudryk suggests his first six months at the club have been a 'learning period' where he has learned 'patience'. An admirable quality for a player that had the world at his feat having astounded the Bernabeu not even 12 months ago.

Nevertheless, he is unconcerned about the expectations of other people.

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