England legend applauds Ruben Loftus-Cheek on Twitter

Chelsea midfielder and England international, Ruben Loftus-Cheek was the man of the match for the Blues in the Uefa Europa League match against BATE Borisov on Thursday night.

Loftus-Cheek, 22, fired brace for the Blues in the first half before he went on to make it a hat-trick in the second half.

His recent performance has been applauded by fans and pundits.

However, England legend, Gary Lineker in a recent statement has also joined the list of fans that have so far applauded the 22 years old English midfielder.

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Gary Lineker posted via Twitter “Great to see young English talent performing so well. A cheeky little hat-trick from @rubey_lcheek 👏👏.”

Ruben Loftus-Cheek after the match also disclosed his excitement over his first hat-trick for Chelsea, he hinted that he felt good.

Following his performance which has served as an indirect message to Chelsea coach, Maurizio Sarri, the England international may start getting enough playing chances at Stamford Bridge.

In fact, he is likely to be available for the game against Burnley in the English Premier League on Sunday.

So far, Ruben Loftus-Cheek is yet to make an appearance in the EPL and he has only made two appearances for Chelsea both of which were in the UEL.