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Loftus-Cheek and Barkley make Crooks’ Team of the Week

Loftus-Cheek and Barkley make Crooks’ Team of the Week

Ross Barkley and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have both been named in Garth Crooks’ Team of the Week.

Writing for the BBC, Crooks explains why both of the Chelsea midfielders deserve a place in the side after impressing at Burnley.

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The ball [from Barkley] for Alvaro Morata to score Chelsea’s opening goal was something out of the Zinedine Zidane portfolio. The England international is starting to look like the player I first saw taking teams apart at Everton.

If he and Loftus-Cheek keep up their current form, Chelsea may save themselves a cool £100m.

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Barkley started the game against Burnley and was at the heart of Chelsea’s midfield, scoring one and assisting another, helping the Blues on their way to a 4-0 victory.

Another eye-catching performance from the former Everton man sees his good form continue as he bids to nail down a regular starting spot at Chelsea.

Loftus-Cheek came off the bench to score in the latter stages of the game, rounding off what was an impressive display from Maurizio Sarri’s men.

Having caught the eye with a hat-trick in the Europa League during the week, Loftus-Cheek would have been delighted to get on the scoresheet in the Premier League.

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