'Players don’t make prices': Azpilicueta sends message to Mudryk as he assesses Ukrainian's debut

"I’ve seen a very focused lad with great determination, great ambition. It was his first game since November... he played 35 minutes at Anfield so it’s not the easiest debut and I think he did brilliantly," Cesar Azpilicueta told the Evening Standard about Mykhaylo Mudryk.

"He has a great connection with the fans as well. He’s a player who can have that mix between playing good football with his feet and also running into space. You could see his speed.

"The price tag, I know from the outside it’s there but we players don’t make the prices, it’s a market and when you're in the market, you have competition to get players so I don’t think it has to lie on his shoulders.

"He just has to express himself the way he has been doing. It’s great to see his energy and he will be a very important player."

Mudryk joined Chelsea for around €100m last week. The fee made him the second-most expensive player in the Blues history.

The Ukrainian was introduced in the second half of the Liverpool game and immediately made a difference for the Blues with his runs and passes.

Speaking to the official Chelsea website after the Liverpool game, Marc Cucurella rated Mykhailo Mudryk after the latter's first few days at the club.

"He is very good, very fast, and he played really good after training for one or two days," Cucurella said.

"I think the new players have a lot of energy to play for this club."

In a goalless draw at Anfield, Mudryk was one of the brightest spots on the pitch after coming on in the second half.

Chelsea will hope that Mudryk adapts quickly at Stamford Bridge as his pace and dribbling is something the Blues have been lacking lately.