Potter on why he played two youngsters vs Brentford

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has revealed why he played two of his youngsters against Brentford on Wednesday night.

The game saw Potter start 21-year-old Armando Broja at the spearhead of the attack and also brought 18-year-old Carney Chukwuemeka on among his second-half substitutes during the match.

‘We saw with two or three actions in the first half what Armando’s about,’ Potter said, ‘which is he can attack space when there’s big space behind, he can give you that possibility.

“Brentford press high and they leave space behind so we could use him.

‘We did it two or three times, we wanted to do it a little bit more than we did but I thought he did okay for his first start. Because it’s his first, we thought 60 minutes is about the maximum for him. Overall we are happy with him.

‘If you look at Carney’s attributes he is a big powerful boy that can run, and run away from people.

‘In a game like Brentford you’re often in duels and you need physicality and he and Christian Pulisic did well when they came on, they affected the game.

‘Carney’s a young player but he’s got exciting attributes. We just need to help him reach his potential which is exciting.’