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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte gives N'Golo Kante's injury update
CHELSEA boss Antonio Conte says he did not want to risk N'Golo Kante against Middlesbrough.
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Kante has been struggling with a thigh injury and was left out of the squad to face Boro.
It meant the France international, who was named as the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year earlier today, missed just his second game of the season.
Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante
And Conte says he was protecting Kante for the run-in.
He told Sky Sports: "N’Golo suffered a little muscular injury.
"I prefer I don’t risk him because we have four more games [still to play]."
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