Chelsea midfielder Marco van Ginkel has made his playing comeback at loan club PSV Eindhoven.

Vn Ginkel finally returned to action after 983 DAYS out following a horror injury.

The Blues midfielder, 28, came off the bench in the 86th minute for loan side PSV Eindhoven against AZ Alkmaar on Wednesday - to end two and a half years of knee-injury hell.

The Dutch international was last seen on a football pitch in May 2018.

Van Ginkel has been plagued with knee issues for the best part of a decade since tearing his meniscus at Chelsea feeder side Vitesse Arnhem in 2011.

The midfielder is contracted to Chelsea until June.

After his comeback game, which PSV lost 3-1, Van Ginkel told ESPN: "Personally, this is a highlight. I worked hard for it and it took a long time.

"Being back now feels like a reward. Against Ajax I was there again, then I already tasted the atmosphere and I got a bit of everything in the stadium.

"Today I noticed that something had to be done when we were behind. I got a few minutes, that's great."