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Chelsea beat Tottenham 1-0 in north London (Picture: Getty) Jamie Carragher was full of praise for Chelsea as they beat London rivals Tottenham 1-0 in the Premier League. Joao Pedro’s first-half goal was enough to separate the sides in north London and send Chelsea back into the top-four of the Premier League. Brilliant work from Moises Caicedo created the opening and Carragher described the £115m signing as an ‘absolute monster’ in Chelsea’s midfielder. ‘This was one of those goal when it’s not about the goalscorer… it’s all about Caicedo,’ Carragher said on Sky Sports commentary. ‘He’s an absolute monster in midfield. ‘He makes challenge after challenge and basically gets Chelsea that goal. It’s absolutely fantastic from Caicedo and exactly what Chelsea have deserved. ‘I upset Chelsea fans – not for the first time – by saying Declan Rice was just ahead of this man [Caicedo] ‘But right now we are watching two of the best midfielders in world football, there’s no doubt about that. Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo in action against Tottenham (Picture: Getty) ‘There’s no shame in being behind Rice, in my eyes. They’re both absolutely fantastic.’ ‘The difference between Chelsea and Tottenham on the ball is night and day. Spurs were so poor going forward. They were awful. ‘This is a big result for Chelsea, but lot for Thomas Frank to ponder. They have a big problem in this stadium.’ Ex-Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknapp was also full of praise for Caicedo, insisting his performance against Spurs was ‘out of this world’. More to follow…
