Sterling and Pulisic suffer injuries as Chelsea’s problems pile up
Chelsea were hit by early injuries to Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic in their Premier League clash with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
Sterling came on as a substitute in Chelsea’s EFL Cup meeting with City earlier in the season but the 28-year-old was named in Graham Potter’s starting XI against his former side on Thursday.
The England international appeared to be starting in a central role behind Kai Havertz, with Mason Mount out of action due to an injury sustained in training on Wednesday.
Yet Sterling went down inside the opening three minutes, seemingly after tweaking his hamstring during a challenge with John Stones.
Sterling attempted to run off the problem down the touchline but failed to do so and was swiftly replaced by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The injury woes for Potter were compounded 16 minutes later, with Pulisic picking up an issue after a decisive tackle from Stones to deny his charge into the box, with Carney Chukwuemeka his replacement.
