There were some fantastic individual performances for Chelsea as they picked up a vital three points against Premier League champions Liverpool.
Chelsea produced a great display to win 3-1 at home to Liverpool in Sunday’s fixture at Stamford Bridge. It’s definitely a result that boosts their top-five hopes in search of Champions League qualification.
Enzo Fernandez put the Blues 1-0 ahead early on before Jarell Quansah’s own goal doubled the hosts’ advantage. Even though Virgil van Dijk’s header pulled a goal back for the away team, Cole Palmer’s stoppage time spot-kick secured the win.
Chelsea’s player ratings versus Liverpool included a lot of high scores because Enzo Maresca’s side throughly deserved the league win, which helps them massively going into the crunch time of the season.
Jason Cundy left in awe of Moises Caicedo against Liverpool
Jason Cundy couldn’t quite believe how good Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo was in the win at home to Liverpool.
Like he’s done a few times this season, the 23-year-old operated as a right-back that frequently tucked into central midfield. Yet again, he delivered an immense performance both in and out of possession.
Cundy said via Chelsea’s official app (6:25pm, 4 May): “He has been utterly, utterly outrageous… Ridiculous performance today. Utterly ridiculous. He’s going to win Player of the Year tonight.”
When Chelsea beat Everton last weekend, Peter Crouch was impressed by Moises Caicedo after seeing him play in what he described as a “false two” position.
Wherever the Ecuador international plays this season, he’s so impressive. He remains the only Chelsea player to start every Premier League game for this campaign, too.
It’s quite telling that Theo Walcott compared Moises Caicedo to Claude Makelele in a recent interview, which is the ultimate compliment for a defensive midfielder.
Moises Caicedo dominates vs Liverpool
Caicedo was a real irritant to the Liverpool team with his relentless energy and extreme aggression.
We’ve taken a look at his eye-catching individual statistics from Sunday’s game.
| Minutes played | Accurate passes | Chances created | Penalties won | Ground duels won | Aerial duels won | Dribbled past | Match rating |
| 90 | 29/31 (94%) | 1 | 1` | 4/7 (57%) | 3/3 (100%) | 0 | 7.8 |
When Chelsea host their End of Season awards on Sunday night, nobody should be surprised if Caicedo takes home the prize for the team’s Player of the Year. He’s been the one star performing at an extremely high level over the course of the entire season.
