Gary Neville hails ‘best in the league’ star after Chelsea beat Liverpool

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Gary Neville discussing Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool (Picture: Sky Sports) Gary Neville hailed Moises Caicedo as ‘the best midfielder in the Premier League’ after Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool. Moises Caicedo scored Chelsea’s opener at Stamford Bridge (Picture: Getty) Liverpool tried to sign Caicedo from Brighton back in 2023 but Liverpool won the race, spending well over £100m on the Ecuador international. ‘Moises Caicedo was the best player on the pitch by a mile,’ Neville said on his Sky Sports podcast. ‘Forget the goal, which was absolutely incredible, his work around the pitch means he’s two in one. ‘He’s everything and a brilliant midfielder player.

He was the best player on the pitch by a mile and if Liverpool had him they would have won, he was that good. People were questioning him a bit but now he’s the best midfielder in the Premier League at this moment in time. ‘You think of [Ryan] Gravenberch last season and Declan Rice, Rodri obviously, but right now I think we can say he’s the best midfielder in the Premier League.’ Estevao’s injury-time winner against Liverpool was his first goal for Chelsea since arriving at the club in the summer.

And we are so happy for him because he needs it, we need it, and he needs a goal as well.’ Ex-Chelsea winger Pat Nevin, meanwhile, said Estevao is ‘going to be special’ after his heroics against the champions. ‘Every time any Chelsea player gets the ball, they try to find Estevao,’ Nevin said on BBC Radio 5 Live. ‘That tells you a story about a player. ‘He’s an 18-year-old but everyone wants to give him the ball. That just shows what he’s capable of and what he’s doing in training.