Christian Pulisic is an injury doubt for Chelsea's Premier League clash against Liverpool on Sunday, head coach Frank Lampard has revealed. A country of over 300 million people are pinning their hopes of the US national teams future on Pulisic, so theres naturally plenty of interest on where he features in Frank Lampards plans at Chelsea. But its been downhill from there, and hes not featured in the league for over a month, having to take an opportunity in the League Cup against Grimsby and being left out of the Champions League squad for the Lille match altogether. Exceptionally talented and equally important for their sides, it was a patchy ride for both players during their initial time in England. Stats: Nicolas Pepe, Daniel James and Christian Pulisic. That's one that I don't have big news on at the minute. The Ivorian scored a brilliant brace to help his side register a 3-2 Europa League comeback win over Vitoria Guimare, while Pulisic claimed his first-ever hat-trick for the Blues against Burnley. Suarez claims Barcelona sold him because of Messi, Watch: Liverpools Firmino scores brilliant brace for Brazil, Merson picks out Arsenal man who Man Utd shouldve signed, Report claims divided dressing room reason for Man Utd exits, The top scorers in Europes big five leagues in 2020, Ranking PL clubs by whos been most affected by VAR in 20-21, Ranking the 20 African footballers to play for Arsenal, Against Modern Football and Parish, Sorianos sorry excuses, Prem fans need to doom pay-per-view insanity to failure, The perfect Premier League XI of the season so far. We are behind, it's step-by-step. He averages a goal every 185 minutes in the Premier League. One area in which Pulisic has delivered is in terms of service. With a transfer ban and Eden Hazards departure, Chelsea were clever in securing Pulisics services early, while James is one of many young talents to be scouted from the Football League, having turned heads at Swansea. Its been mixed performances for the three arrivals whos making the most impact? Nicolas Pp (25) vs Christian Pulisic (21) first season stats in all competitions . Who will have the biggest Premier League 2019/20 impact? "Reece has got that in him, he is a player of such quality. It is no doubt that Christian Pulisic and Nicolas Pepe are among the most sought-after young footballers in England at present. Lampard also backed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who missed a save on the Brighton goal that he might have done better with, saying that the Spaniard was Chelsea's keeper and that he was very happy with him. Man United, Man City, Bayern and Liverpool all look vulnerable. Pepe, meanwhile, arrived at Arsenal from Lille for a club-record 72m transfer. Jorginho was limping and substituted late on, while Timo Werner had his right knee strapped with ice after the final. Pepe has been involved in more key passes per game this season with his tally at 1.7 while the American trails behind with 1.3. Follow me on Facebook, Soccersouls is a platform covering the best of the English game from Arsenal to Aberdeen, from Liverpool to Luton Town, 2019 SoccerSouls.com (Owned by FFO Sports Publishing), Celtic make an approach for 27-year-old Juve star deemed surplus to requirements, Chelsea star joins PL rivals on loan after falling down the pecking order under Lampard, Championship side reject 10m bid from Arsenal for 25-year-old Spanish star, New Arsenal target: Arteta eye 25m speedy winger, Willian to Arsenal: Latest Update and Twitter reactions. With an average of 3.4 dribbles per game, Pepe has proved that he is a batter dribbler than his counterpart, who has an average of 1.4 dribbles per game. Things started out promisingly enough for the 21-year-old American, starting the European Super Cup against Liverpool and three consecutive Premier League games against Leicester, Norwich and Sheffield United back in August. October 30, 2019, 3:20 am. You try and get him in areas where he can be a threat. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only). Pulisic has scored three goals, one more than Pepe, while they both have two assists to their name. Siddharth Suresh Wilfried Zaha opens door to Arsenal move should the Gunners sign him?