Chelsea hero Pat Nevin has jumped to the defence of David Luiz.

The Brazilian defender was dumped by Chelsea boss Antonio Conte last week for victory over Manchester United.

Despite losing his Blues place to youngster Andreas Christiansen, Nevin is still a big fan.

He wrote on Chelsea's website: “I am a huge fan, continually arguing against all comers on his behalf.

“He is precisely the type of footballing defender that I admire and think is all too rare in the British game.

“It was therefore rather annoying that out-of-context comments on a website suggested I was saying he was the cause of some recent under-par performances.

“He is one of my favourite players in world football and I would be hugely miffed if anyone including David thought I had anything but high regard for him then, now or indeed going forward at Chelsea."