Eden Hazard is currently on international duty with Belgium (Getty)

Eden Hazard has warned that his recovery from injury is not yet over.

The Chelsea forward was seriously injured at the end of last season and underwent ankle surgery over the summer.

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He’s since returned to action, making his first Premier League start of the season in Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Man City just before the international break.

He also started Belgium’s World Cup qualifier against Bosnia on Saturday and could play a role again tonight in their match with Cyprus.


Hazard in action on Saturday (Getty)

But, without a goal for Chelsea this season, Hazard has warned he is still recovering from his surgery and he could miss more games.



‘I missed football for three months, it’s not easy to come back after a big injury,’ he said while on international duty.

‘But I worked during the summer – I just want to play football.

‘I will miss some games, I will play bad for some games. I just want to play football and try to bring the best of me.’

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Hazard’s comments come amid an injury crisis for Chelsea. They are expected to be without their two most influential players of the season so far when they take on Crystal Palace this weekend. N’Golo Kante and Alvaro Morata have both suffered hamstring injuries while on international duty and precisely when either will return is not yet clear.

Kante had to be taken off during Frances match with Bulgaria (Getty)

There are some suggestions Alvaro Morata could be out for weeks – although Chelsea hope it’s not that serious (Getty)

Chelsea will hope the best of Hazard isn’t far away as they look to recover from the setback of defeat to title rivals Man City.

A winnable looking run of Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace, Watford and Bournemouth lay in wait before a clash with Manchester United.

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