Nemanja Matic was happy for Chelsea goalscorer Loic Remy after their 1-1 draw with Manchester City.
Remy was deputising for Diego Costa after the Brazil-born Spain striker was suspended for treading on Emre Can as Chelsea advanced to the Capital One Cup final at Liverpool's expense.
Costa will miss the matches with Aston Villa and Everton, too, and Remy has been backed to fill the void created by the absence of Chelsea's top scorer.
Matic told Chelsea TV: "Remy did a good job. He scored a goal and did exactly what the coach wanted from him.
"He gives us more confidence now for the next game. I'm very excited for the next game, how he's going to play.
"Now people will see he's a very good player and he's going to be very important for us."
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