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Mauricio Pochettino calls out Alan Shearer's 'DANGEROUS' criticism of Nicolas Jackson after he dissected the Chelsea star's performance in scathing analysis on Match of the Day

Mauricio Pochettino has hit out at Alan Shearer and his 'dangerous' criticism of Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson.

The Senegalese striker joined the Blues for £32million from Villarreal in the summer but is still adapting to life at Stamford Bridge.

The 22-year-old has netted just two Premier League goals in nine appearances and struggled during Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Brentford.

This prompted criticism from Shearer on Match of the Day, who had claimed Jackson was not a 'natural goalscorer' and said it 'looks as if he needs a lot of help in that position', while Pochettino also had to intervene when the striker was criticised by a Chelsea fan.