Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger had a very good game against Liverpool on Saturday, topping the display with an excellent goalline clearance from Mo Salah.
The German international has established himself alongside David Luiz as the first choice centre-back pairing under Maurizio Sarri this season.
Fans on Twitter were so effusive in their praise that they were comparing him to a Chelsea legend:
Dare I say it….Terryesq!
— Rohit Singh Yadav (@Haste420) 29 September 2018
That's Terry like
— Platinum kid (@ariyodiamond) 29 September 2018
JT and @TheRealAC3 would have loved that.
— Tom Andrews (@CarefreeTom_182) 29 September 2018
Normal defender would just continue running and wait for the ball to go into the net
— Sénor Juevós (@OdeteGigi) 29 September 2018
Our best defender rn
— Franklin (@matonwaves) 30 September 2018
He was different class yesterday.
— Elliott Martin (@Elliott_M_UK) 30 September 2018
???????????????????? defender with pace
— German Quality A.R (@HaydenBrindley) 30 September 2018
However, supporters weren’t too happy about the performances of a couple of his teammates in the backline:
Alonso is so poor as a defender.
— #bringbacktraore (@Demarinuh) 30 September 2018
Luiz would before but not now..
— CFC…… (@cfc2397) 30 September 2018
Rudiger has certainly surprised many with his displays so far this campaign. Although the Blues haven’t always looked defensively secure at the back since the beginning of the season, they have only conceded five goals in seven league games.
They also managed to keep Liverpool’s front three pretty quiet on Saturday, barring a few chances, and they were only undone by a 25-yard screamer from Daniel Sturridge very late on in proceedings.
