Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has declared David Luiz among the best defenders in Europe.

Luiz has been a revelation since his August arrival from PSG.

Conte, who re-signed Luiz from PSG last summer, said: “When David arrived in England, I heard a lot of bad things about him. Why was he coming back to Chelsea because, in the past, he had performed badly and was not a defender?

"This was a great challenge for him, but also for me and when we decided to buy him, to take him back, we were sure we were taking a really good player.

"We have put him back as one of the best defenders in Europe and, I hope, in the world."