CHELSEA fans have been comparing Raheem Sterling to club legend Eden Hazard after his solo goal against Luton Town.
The England international weaved his way through the Hatters’ defence to fire the Blues into the lead at Stamford Bridge.
GettyRaheem Sterling scored a brilliant solo goal against Luton Town[/caption]
GettyBlues fans compared Sterling’s solo-show to how Eden Hazard used to play at Chelsea[/caption]
And it was the style of Sterling’s dribbling that caught the eye as he took on multiple defenders before slotting his effort past Thomas Kaminski.
The goal was reminiscent of how Hazard would take on defenders during his time in the Premier League.
And fans flocked to social media to praise the goal by Sterling with a comparison to Hazard.
One Tweeted: “Raheem sterling hazard .”
A second joked: “Apparently Sterling hit his head in the warm up and didn’t know who he was, they told him he was Eden Hazard and sent him on!”
A third commented: “For the first time in a long while, Raheem Sterling is behaving like Chelsea’s Eden Hazard.”
A fourth wrote: “Hazard is that you? Oh it’s just Raheem Sterling .”
A fifth said: “That Sterling goal really reminded me of Hazard.”
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While another added: “Sterling in Hazard mode these days.”
Hazard, 32, left Chelsea in 2018 for Real Madrid but flopped in Spain due to injuries.
He is now currently without a club although his barber has claimed that the Belgian has rejected six clubs this summer.