Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher believes new Chelsea signing Mykhailo Mudryk possesses the attributes to be the club’s new Eden Hazard.

The Ukrainian international impressed during a cameo performance against Liverpool and Carragher said he noticed similarities between the winger and the Blues legend:

“What he reminded me of was not just the pace, but his actual quick feet. It was very Hazard-like, one of the greatest players we’ve seen in the Premier League and one of the best Chelsea players we’ve seen, Eden Hazard. Picking the ball up in those positions, that low centre of gravity.”

“You see him in between players, and it’s not about pace, that’s great footballing ability and understanding where his teammates are, but as I said, that blistering pace and what he’s going to do to defenders, I think he’s going to be an absolute nightmare.”

You do get where Carragher is coming from with the comparison. Mudryk’s dribbling ability and acceleration mean he can bypass defenders with ease. Whether his end product will be anywhere near as good as Hazard’s though, we shall have to wait and see.

The 21-year-old did struggle on his first start for the London club in the 0-0 draw against Fulham on Friday night but manager Graham Potter subsequently revealed that he was taken off at halftime due to illness.

Mudryk will certainly be hoping to make more of an impact when Chelsea make the trip to the London Stadium next weekend to take on West Ham.