Caicedo shines as Chelsea edge Liverpool with late Willian winner

Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, with Moisés Caicedo opening the scoring and 18-year-old Estêvão Willian netting a stoppage-time winner, a result that prompted debate among pundits over who is the Premier League's outstanding midfielder. Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville described Caicedo as the best midfielder in the league on current form, while Jamie Carragher said Arsenal's Declan Rice still just edges him for the all-round role.

Caicedo put Chelsea ahead in the 14th minute with a long-range strike that beat goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who was deputising for the injured Alisson Becker. Liverpool levelled on the hour when Cody Gakpo scored, but Willian produced a dramatic late finish to claim three points for the hosts and end Chelsea's three-game winless run in the league. The defeat left Liverpool on a three-match losing run across competitions and one point behind new leaders Arsenal going into the international break.

Neville, speaking on his podcast, praised Caicedo's overall influence on the match, saying he was "the best midfield player in the league at this moment in time" and highlighting the Ecuador international's...