Christian
Pulisic has been ruled out of the United States' matches against Canada and
Cuba after suffering a hip injury during Chelsea's win over Crystal Palace
on Saturday.
Having initially struggled to make an impact in the Premier League following
his arrival from Borussia Dortmund over the summer, Pulisic has starred in
recent weeks, scoring five goals in Chelsea's last three league games.
However, the USA will not be able to call on their 21-year-old talisman for
crucial Concacaf Nations League matches, after he was hurt during Chelsea's
2-0 victory over their London rivals.
"Christian is officially at this stage ruled out," U.S. head coach Gregg
Berhalter said. "We just got that information.
"This was a collaborative decision with the club. looking after the best
interest of the player.
"These decisions are always difficult because this group and the coaching
staff want nothing more than to have Christian here, but it was a risk we
weren't willing to take at this time."
The USA take on Group A leaders Canada - who they trail by six points - on
Friday, before playing their game in hand against Cuba four days later.
In order to qualify for the knockout round, Berhalter's side must win both
of their games, and make up a three-goal differential on Canada.
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