Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored a hat-trick against BATE Borisov in the Europa League last night.
The England international has struggled for games under manager Maurizio Sarri so far this season, but his man of the match display will certainly give the Italian food for thought.
Fans on Twitter were delighted with Loftus-Cheek’s performance:
What a player?
— Siddharth Mehra (@Siddhar67321774) 26 October 2018
My boyy finally, this is the breakthrough you needed. Come on ladd!
— Abz ?⚽️ (@abzcfc98) 25 October 2018
Beast mode!!! Great game!!
— Boys In Blue (@BoysInBluePods) 25 October 2018
Th new LAMPARD!
— Ivan Waiswa (@IvanWaiswa1) 25 October 2018
Hopefully now get a shot in the premier league
— ollie (@cfcollie) 26 October 2018
This is it Loftus-Chief
— MICHÆL ? (@MuscatWRLD) 25 October 2018
Please don’t go on loannnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!…. You were fire ??..we love you bro
— Nathaniel????? (@Nathani23818672) 25 October 2018
Outstanding geeza, I hope this is the beginning of getting more games and showing us more of what a talented player you are.
— paul watson (@ChelseaboyO1964) 26 October 2018
Great player nice to see him getting game time
— Ashyboy (@Ashyboy89) 26 October 2018
After the game, Sarri praised the midfielder for his display but again raised his concerns about his tactical discipline. It seems the Blues boss wants more from the 22-year-old defensively.
Loftus-Cheek still has a challenge on his hands to get into the Chelsea first-team despite his impressive performance yesterday. He has only made the bench twice for Premier League games this season.
With the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Ross Barkley also having to wait for their chance in the starting eleven, Sarri has an abundance of options in the middle of the park at the moment.
