Following an unconvincing start to the 2020-21 Premier League campaign, Chelsea are finally beginning to gel.The Blues followed up an impressive 3-0 away win at Burnley with a 4-1 demolition of Sheffield United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday morning.The visitors took a surprise early lead through David McGoldrick, but Chelsea led 2-1 at half-time thanks to goals from Tammy Abraham and Ben Chilwell.Two quick-fire second-half goals from Thiago Silva and Timo Werner added gloss to the scoreline for Frank Lampard’s side.Chelsea now find themselves third in the Premier League table, one point behind joint-leaders Southampton and Liverpool.Although he didn’t get on the scoresheet, Hakim Ziyech was Man of the Match.
The 27-year-old, who joined the Blues in a £33.6 million deal from Ajax earlier this year, provided the assists for Chelsea’s second and third goals, scored by Chilwell and Silva.He was a constant threat to Sheffield United, who simply couldn’t handle him, as the following stats show…
Ziyech was interviewed by Sky Sports following his latest masterclass and gave off ‘Eden Hazard vibes’ to many Chelsea fans watching at home.
The Moroccan’s laid-back attitude, clear self-belief and cheeky smiles reminded supporters of their favourite Belgian.
Watch Ziyech’s interview here…
You can certainly see why Chelsea fans are saying the winger is giving off Hazard vibes.
Lampard was also full of praise for Ziyech in his post-match interview with Sky.
"He's a top-class player,” the Chelsea boss said, “sometimes you see that from afar but when you work with someone they impress you even more with their personality.”
If Ziyech can continue to produce this level of performance throughout the season, Chelsea could well find themselves right in the mix for the Premier League title.