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Ruben Loftus-Cheek: How Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has helped me develop
RUBEN LOFTUS-CHEEK has revealed that Antonio Conte is helping improve his overall game in a bid to break into the first team.
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Loftus-Cheek was handed his third start of the season in the FA Cup win against Peterborough on Sunday.
And while the 20-year-old is usually deployed as a central midfielder, Antonio Conte opted to start him on the left side of the front three.
The move paid off with Loftus-Cheek setting up Chelsea's second goal against Peterborough.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek played as part of the front three against Peterborough
Antonio Conte doesn't want to let Ruben Loftus-Cheek out on loan
And the England under-21 international paid credit to the Chelsea boss for helping him become more versatile for the team.
"He always helps me in training, and playing different positions is only going to help my knowledge of the game," Loftus-Cheek told Chelsea TV.
"I’m getting my development in training with him.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is a regular for the England under-21s
"In all positions we can play well and we’re versatile.
"We saw Pedro play as a wing-back on Sunday and there are no egos, wherever we’re asked to play we’ll do that to the best of our ability."