Jamie Carragher is confident that Chelsea's Eden Hazard will quickly recover from his poor run of form.

The Belgium international watched on for the majority as the Blues got past Aston Villa 2-0 on Saturday before replacing Pedro in the 83rd minute.

Hazard has been well below his best in the early stages of the new season and even though Sky Sports pundit Carragher admits he has been substandard, the 24-year-old reigning PFA Player of the Year will show his true colours soon enough.

"[Hazard] started the season slowly, as did a lot of top players," said Carragher on Monday Night Football.

"You think of [Alexis] Sanchez who has come right back into form now.

"What hasn't helped him is Chelsea have been conceding goals that they don't normally do. I think he has been at fault for two or three goals. We've spoken about how Jose Mourinho has got him to work harder coming back but it's not something that comes naturally to him.

"At the weekend [Mourinho] played Willian and Pedro in those roles, who are more willing to come back. It's more what they're about as wide players. [Hazard] has that stardust going forward. But at the moment Mourinho needs clean sheets.

"He couldn't trust Eden Hazard to be in the team and the team to keep a clean sheet. I think that says a lot about the back four and defenders as well as the attacking players.

"But he's a top player. A few weeks he'll be back in the side and I'm sure over the next few months we'll see the old Eden Hazard of last season."