Jose Mourinho has said Gonzalo Higuain is not fully fit.
He has, however, backed the Argentine to thrive at Chelsea.
Higuain was reunited with Maurizio Sarri at Stamford Bridge in January and has endured a mixed start to life in England.
But the 31-year-old scored his third Premier League goal of the season on Sunday, in the Blues' 2-1 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
And while Mourinho has praised Higuain's natural ability, he believes the striker still needs to improve his physical condition.
"Higuain just arrived at the club. The only thing I can say about Higuain because he was my player at Real Madrid, is that he knows how to score a goal.
"Is he in his best physical condition? I don't think so.
"I think he's missing a little bit of a click in the explosion in the first metres, normally Gonzalo is quicker and sharper and he is.
"But he knows how to score a goal, and those two movements for his shot [goal against Fulham] are movements of a good striker.
"He knows how to move and how to create space for himself, so yes, he can score goals in the Premier League," Mourinho said on beIN Sports.
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