Christian Pulisic is already BACK in training, reveals Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard has confirmed Christian Pulisic has suffered a hamstring strain – but is not facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

The Chelsea winger suffered the injury last week, causing him to miss the win at Burnley on Saturday.

There were fears Pulisic, who missed the start of the season though injury, was facing another long spell on the sidelines.

Frank Lampard has revealed Christian Pulisic’s hamstring injury is not as bad as first thought

But Lampard says the USA international will not be a long-term absentee.

The forward will miss Wednesday night’s Champions league clash against Rennes – but has a chance of being available for Saturday’s visit of Sheffield United.

‘Christian had a scan yesterday which showed a very minor injury to his hamstring so he is already back (training) outside,’ said Lampard.

‘He won’t be fit for Rennes but we will see after that. ‘It’s obviously a relief for the injury to be on a small side.

‘He made the right decision to not play [at Burnley] – he’s an important player for us.

‘It’s a hard thing to call [are certain players more susceptible to injuries], it’s forever a challenge, some players who have speed in their game, they can be more susceptible – it’s different for everyone.

But the American star will miss Wednesday night’s Champions league clash against Rennes

‘We were looking at ways to manage Christian last season and be proactive with him.

‘He had experience of [injuries] at Dortmund. We’re working in the same direction to keep him as fit as possible because we know the talent he has.’

Pulisic emerged as a key player for Chelsea towards the back end of last season. He scored four Premier League goals during Project Restart and contributed four assists.

He has scored just once so far this season, finding the back of the net in last week’s win over Krasnodar.