Neil Warnock has recommended Graham Potter use Conor Gallagher more regularly to help save Chelsea’s season.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Warnock mentioned the midfielder as a possible remedy to Potter’s problems at Stamford Bridge.
Gallagher has already been a frequent fixture under the new manager, having made 16 appearances since Thomas Tuchel was sacked in September.
No Chelsea player has featured more times in this period, yet very few of these outings have been from the start.
The 22-year-old has started just two of the previous nine Premier League games, the last the 1-0 away defeat to Newcastle United in November.
His latest contribution from the bench was during the loss to Manchester City on Thursday.
Whilst he did not change the result, Gallagher at least provided some fight and bite to the match.
He harried and hassled Pep Guardiola’s men, and even wiped-out fellow England teammate John Stones with a slightly over enthaustic tackle.
It was this energy that Warnock believed to be crucial for the remainder of Chelsea’s term.
“I think they are going to need people like Gallagher aren’t they. The way he came on, I used to have one or two players like that, they used to come on and rattle the cages and put people under pressure. I think it lifted the crowd and lifted everyone else,” said the former Sheffield United manager.
Tomorrow will present another chance for Gallagher to gear up his co-workers, as Potter’s side attempt to overcome City for a third time in the past few months.
Chelsea travel to the Etihad for a FA Cup third round tie that nobody wants to contest.
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