Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney has singled out Marc Cucurella after the Spaniard’s outstanding performances in Chelsea’s 3-0 victory over 10-man Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
He said for his display and his ability to keep Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal quiet throughout the game, the former Brighton man has shown he is a serious player
He said the Spain international produced the best performance he had seen from a left-back in a ‘long, long time’.
Chelsea moved to 5th place in the Champions League following the victory over the LaLiga champions.
Chelsea took the lead through a 55th minute own goal scored by Jules Kounde.
Estevao made it 2-0 for Chelsea after he danced past Pau Cubarsi on the edge of the box before arrowing the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle.
Liam Delap came from the bench to add a third to put the game to bed with 17 minutes remaining of normal time.
Speaking on Amazon Prime, Rooney hailed the Chelsea and Spain left-back, saying, “Estevao has probably given Cucurella the best lessons in training that he could have in dealing with Lamine Yamal.
“Cucurella was absolutely incredible. I think it’s probably the best performance I’ve seen from a left-back for a long, long time.
“To do that tonight, what he did, he’s a serious player.”