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Alex Young

Ian Wright tells Frank Lampard which Chelsea outcast will ‘cook teams’ if picked

Chelsea "can absolutely cook some teams" if they recall outcast Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the team, says Ian Wright.

Aubameyang returned to the Premier League in the summer in a deal worth around £20million that Thomas Tuchel pushed for. A week after the striker's arrival, Tuchel was sacked and successor Graham Potter saw little use for him.

Now Potter has been sacked and Lampard will steer the ship for the remainder of the season, Wright believes the ex-Arsenal forward can redeem himself under a manager who is already a big fan of him.

"The last time Lampard was at Chelsea, I remember [Lampard] liking Aubameyang," Wright added. "He will score the chances Chelsea are creating right now.

"It feels like it’s set up for Aubameyang to come in. Chelsea could easily still start beating teams.

"If Chelsea start Aubameyang up front with [Raheem] Sterling or [Mykhailo] Mudryk or [Joao] Felix – they’ve got so much to choose from – I swear to God, Chelsea can absolutely cook some teams."

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