Thomas Tuchel blames himself for Hakim Ziyech’s lack of Chelsea game-time under him so far.

The Blues boss told Sky Sports: “It’s my fault, actually. It’s not his fault.

“It’s my decisions. It’s the same for some other players – there were some hard decisions to make. This is a good thing – it means we have quality.

“There are some decisions for other players that means Hakim suffers a little bit. I can absolutely understand and agree with that, so it’s my responsibility and my fault that he cannot show more of his potential.

“But when I look at the schedule we can be sure that we need all of our players. No matter how hard times are for you personally, I cannot say one bad thing for Hakim.

“He’s working hard and he needs to show that he’s ready because when the moment comes – I cannot tell you when the moment comes – but we expect the best Hakim Ziyech.”