Pochettino insists poor pitch wasn't to blame for Nkunku's knee injury

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino insists the poor condition of the pitch at Solider Field was not to blame for Christopher Nkunku’s knee injury

• Christopher Nkunku was forced off during Chelsea’s 1-1 draw against Dortmund
• Mauricio Pochettino said they must wait until returning to London to assess him
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Mauricio Pochettino believes the Soldier Field pitch was not to blame for Christopher Nkunku’s knee injury which is being assessed by Chelsea’s doctors.

Nkunku was forced off midway through the first half and Pochettino said Chelsea will know more after they return to London on Thursday afternoon.

The injury came on a surface that looked patchy and uneven following an Ed Sheeran concert at the weekend which had part of the 73,000 crowd standing area on the pitch.

Christopher Nkunku was forced off midway through the first half with a knee injury Wednesday

The pitch at Soldier Field looked patchy and uneven following an Ed Sheeran concert

Under-21 player Mason Burstow’s header was enough to clinch a draw for the Blues 

Pochettino said: ‘The doctors are checking him hopefully it is not a big issue but when he fell in the action maybe it was a penalty. Had the chance to score.

‘He feels something in his knee but hopefully it is not a big issue and that he can be [back] quickly with the team. Now we need a few days to assess him and until we get back to London it is difficult to know.

‘I didn’t see the action but it not about to complaining. Always we take some risks because the pitch is not perfect because they are using it for different sports and that is sometimes the risk of the tour, yes.

‘But I think it was a bit unlucky in the situation but we cannot complain about the pitch and to blame the pitch for why he suffered the injury. For me it was bad luck.’

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