Gary Neville: Chelsea star “best” in Premier League and better than Arsenal ace

da prosport bet： After Chelsea secured a last-gasp victory over Liverpool, former Manchester United defender Gary Neville couldn’t help but admit that one Stamford Bridge star is now “the best” in his position in the Premier League.

Caballero provides Chelsea injury update

da dobrowin： Whilst the Blues were quick to celebrate the late late show in West London against their top six rivals, Saturday evening’s game wasn’t without further injury concerns. In fact, by the time that Estevao Willian tapped home for the winning goal in the 95th minute, Chelsea had just one senior centre-back on the pitch in the form of 19-year-old Jorrel Hato, who’s still played most of his football at left-back.

It makes their victory against Liverpool all the more remarkable after Josh Acheampong and Benoit Badiashile were forced off through injury. The extra positive news for Chelsea fans is the verdict of assistant manager Willy Caballero, who provided an update on the two centre-backs.

The former shot-stopper, in place of the sent-off Enzo Maresca, told reporters: “They are OK. They were a little bit concerned about their situations but we talked with them and they are OK. They need this break to recover well.”

That said, there’s no denying that Chelsea have had injury problems since the Club World Cup, which has come under fire for adding to the gruelling schedule of the football calendar, and Daniel Strurridge was quick to point that out on Sky Sports.

It’s a balance, as Strurridge admitted, that Chelsea are yet to find. But that didn’t stop Neville from heaping praise on one of Maresca’s most important stars, who is certainly having no fitness issue.

Neville says Caicedo is "best" Premier League midfielder

Left in awe of his performance like many, Neville admitted that Moises Caicedo is “the best” midfielder in the Premier League and even better than Arsenal’s Declan Rice.

PL stats P90 25/26

Caicedo

Rice

Minutes

630

543

Progressive Passes

5.14

6

Tackles Won

2

0.5

Ball Recoveries

5.43

4.83

Looking at the numbers, it’s hard to argue with Neville’s verdict. Caicedo is so often at the heart of everything good for Chelsea and he topped off another excellent display with an unstoppable opening goal for the Blues against Liverpool.

After adding goals to his game, scoring three in seven Premier League games, it’s difficult to find where Rice betters the Chelsea midfielder. As those at Stamford Bridge set their sights on top four and more, there’s no doubt that Caicedo will be the key.