Jamie Carragher makes surprising Romelu Lukaku Chelsea prediction amid Thierry Henry verdict

Punditry duo and former Premier League icons Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry have given their verdicts on where they both see Romelu Lukaku's future at amid latest Chelsea snub.

Lukaku, 28, was the main topic of Tuchel's press conference for the round of 16 tie due to the fact that he only made seven touches in the win over Crystal Palace at the weekend.

His ineffectiveness in that contest cost him his position in Tuesday night's starting XI as the German decided to opt for Kai Havertz in his place with Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech alongside him in attack.

"Yes also [that], It was not the moment after the match where everybody was focused on the few touches that he had to put him right into the next fire. It was the moment to take a step back. That was the decision and that’s it.", Tuchel said in his post-match press conference when he was asked if he was protecting the £97.5million man.

"You can clearly see we have a strong win and strong performance. It was a tough match and almost every question is about Romelu. The focus is huge. There were nine other players who did not play.

"We should never forget we consider this sport a team sport and the eleven guys who play do everything to commit fully to what we plan and to commit fully to their teammates and those on the bench have to do the same and this is how it works.

"Especially at Chelsea and especially for us and this is how we win football matches."

It was a decision that split opinion but Lukaku himself didn't look too annoyed during Tuesday night's affair when the camera panned to him and Mason Mount who greeted Kai Havertz' early opener with a round of applause.

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