Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has been ‘massively impressed’ by young Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah and has rated Thomas Tuchel’s squad at Stamford Bridge.
Chalobah joined Chelsea at the age of eight and has been part of the first-team since 2018, but is finally hoping to enjoy a breakthrough season at Stamford Bridge, having spent the last three years out on loan.
The 22-year-old helped Chelsea win the UEFA Super Cup against Villarreal last week and then scored in the Blues’ impressive 3-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday.
Ferdinand says he has been ‘massively impressed’ by Chalobah and has talked up Chelsea’s squad as Thomas Tuchel looks to lead the club to their first Premier League title since 2017.
Speaking on the FIVE YouTube channel, former Manchester United and England defender Ferdinand said: ‘That result wasn’t a shock for me because Crystal Palace are in a mad rebuild under Patrick Vieira, and good luck to him by the way.
‘That game was a gimme for Chelsea. The big thing for me is Trevor Chalobah. I watched him in the Super Cup game, I was massively impressed with him and the way he defended.
‘He had three or four big moments, defensively, when he pulled the hat out of the bag. He then comes up with a goal at the weekend.
‘To see the emotion in a young player like that, it just reinforces that this is still a beautiful game.
‘Chelsea have got a deep squad, that’s the thing with Chelsea. We talk about Manchester United’s array of talent but Chelsea are the same.
‘Thomas Tuchel has got to pick from Lukaku, Werner, Havertz, Mount, Ziyech, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi, that’s seven players all worthy of playing in those positions.’
Chelsea travel across London to face Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal on Sunday.
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