Fans laud Moises Caicedo as ‘imperious’ following his performance during Chelsea’s win vs Luton with some branding him ‘the best defensive midfielder in the world’

Moises Caicedo is quickly becoming a huge hit with Chelsea fans, with some supporters taking to social media after their 3-0 win against Luton on Friday night.

He made his full debut for the club after Mauricio Pochettino’s side broke the UK transfer record, signing the Ecuadorian international from Brighton for £115 million.

Missing out on his Premier League debut for the side during the 1-1 draw with Liverpool, Caicedo came on in the 61st minute against West Ham but was given a debut to forget quickly, conceding a penalty away in the final remainders of the match. 3-1 defeat.

But his manager continued to support him, and although he looked a bit nervous in front of his home fans at first, he got into the game and went on to record a passing accuracy of 96.8 percent.

Defensively, Caicedo interrupted several Luton attacks throughout the match, blocking several passes with brilliant interception play.

And while Raheem Sterling was named player of the match, the 21-year-old midfielder was met with high praise from fans online.

One wrote: ‘Caicedo’s performance isn’t talked about well enough, dude made interceptions look so simple…best DM in the world!!’

While another added: ‘Caicedo looked imperious tonight. I watched him closely. He reads the game so well.

Barely gives the ball away. Makes great tackles and runs tirelessly. He’ll keep getting better.’

Fans took to Twitter to praise their new central midfielder, with one claiming he was the ‘best defensive midfielder in the world’

“The football casuals won’t say much about Caicedo, but I’m a football expert and I absolutely applaud that performance,” said another.

“I like the way Caicedo grew in the game and adapted quickly. I have no doubt that this boy will definitely play for Chelsea!’