Christian Pulisic backs Chelsea to ‘work things out’ as Blues slump to four successive away defeats

Christian Pulisic has backed Chelsea to get out the slump they find themselves in by the time he arrives at Stamford Bridge this summer.

Pulisic, the 20-year-old United States international, became Chelsea’s first signing of 2019 when he was bought in January £58m, before being immediately loaned back to Borussia Dortmund for the remainder of the season.

Pulisic has no doubt been keeping an eye on the turmoil taking place at Stamford Bridge, with manager Maurizio Sarri under serious pressure following the 6-0 thrashing the Blues were dealt by Manchester City last Sunday.

That defeat was Chelsea’s fourth consecutive away loss in all competitions this year, having already been beaten by Tottenham, Arsenal and Bournemouth, without scoring so much as a consolation in any of the matches.

“It’s tough for me to say,” Pulisic said of Chelsea’s ongoing struggles. “They’ve had some tough results but I know they’re going to work it out.

“They’re a great team with great players and a good coach. So they’re going to figure everything out.”

Chelsea, who are now sixth in the Premier League, have the chance to bounce back when they travel to Sweden to face Malmo in the first-leg of their Europa League round of 32 clash this evening.

Pulisic played for Dortmund in Wednesday night’s Champions League last 16 tie against Tottenham and believes there is still plenty to play for in the return fixture despite his side losing 3-0 at Wembley.

“Absolutely,” he continued. “This team’s never going to give up, especially going home.

“We’re confident we can score three goals, no problem. It’s not going to be easy.

“I’m not going to stand here and say we’re going to win but we’re going to go out, we’re going to fight and we believe. That’s all we can do.”