We run rule over Under-21 stars

FRANK LAMPARD’S youth policy at Chelsea is receiving acclaim from far and wide.

The Blues boss has opened up a new window to the football world by blooding the kids and plotting a new course for the King’s Road boys.

Of course, the names of Tammy Abraham, Mason Mount and Fikayo Tomori were already known to the wider football public due to their spells out on loan.

But the brave new world being charted by the ex- England international meant that several other names could be added to the list after Lamps ( left) shoved them into first-team action in the Carabao Cup tie against Grimsby in midweek.

Centre- back Marc Guehi, ( 19) fellow defender Ian Maatsen ( 17) and striker Faustino Anjorin (17) all had a taste of the action in the sevengoal romp at Stamford Bridge.

And, even though a transfer ban has forced Lampard’s hand, the scale of change has been more revolution than evolution.

With that in mind, NEIL

MOXLEY went to scout out more hidden gems that may be lurking in the background, as he ran the rule over Chelsea’s Under- 21 side during their Football League Trophy clash with Bristol Rovers.