Mykhailo Mudryk reacts to first Chelsea goal after shining in Fulham Premier League win
Mykhailo Mudryk celebrates after scoring for Chelsea in their 2-0 win over Fulham on Monday night
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Mykhailo Mudryk has reacted after scoring his first goal for Chelsea on Monday night.
The Ukraine international joined the club back in the January transfer window, turning down a move to Arsenal in order to ply his trade at Stamford Bridge.
Mudryk has often struggled during his time in west London, with former bosses Graham Potter and Frank Lampard unable to coax the best from him last term.
Now, however, he's finally up and running for Chelsea after opening the scoring in their 2-0 victory over Fulham on Monday night.
Mudryk netted in the 18th minute, with Armando Broja scoring shortly after to make the result safe.
And the Ukraine winger has now reacted to getting off the mark, taking to social media to say: "With You all I can. Great team performance.
"Big honor (sic) to score my first goal for such a big club like a (sic) Chelsea.
"Thanks our fans for big support."
Chelsea team-mates also took to Instagram to send positive messages to Mudryk, who is clearly a popular player at the club.
Enzo Fernandez, who ran the show in the win over Fulham, said: "You deserve Misha."
Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, who joined from Brighton, weighed in by saying: "Vamos!!!"
Malo Gusto sent the word 'Mishhhh' accompanied by a lightning bolt.
And Raheem Sterling also used that emoji, as well as a blue one to represent Chelsea.
It was certainly a positive night at the office for the Blues, with Mauricio Pochettino easing some of the pressure on his shoulders.
Chelsea have looked a shadow of their former selves so far this term, enduring a chastening start to the new season.
But they're now just a point behind Manchester United and have renewed hope of a successful campaign.
Pochettino hailed Mudryk after his side's win over Fulham, insisting hard work had finally paid off for the 21-year-old.
“It’s about maturity, adaptation and we need to understand young people as they need time to settle," said the Argentine.
"It’s a massive change to come here and when you arrive in a team it’s not easy to settle because, being honest, too many young players arrive to a team that is not solid.
"It’s not the cherry of the cake. They need to add something to the team to add something important.
"It is to trust these guys, these young talented players.”
When asked about Broja's goal, he added: “It is a massive boost for us as a team and club.
“We’re a whole new team, so we’re still gelling and this shows we are gelling as a team. It is a massive boost for us going forward.
“Of course, when you wins games it brings confidence and positivity amongst the fans, amongst the group.
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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino was full of praise for Mykhailo Mudryk after Fulham win
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"It is important to win as many games as possible and we want to keep going in this way.”
Chelsea are next in action against Burnley on Saturday (3pm).
Vincent Kompany's side are yet to win in the Premier League so far this season, losing five of their six matches so far.
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