Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri hailed the performance of Ruben Loftus-Cheek after their 5-0 rout of Europa League opponents Dynamo Kiev.

The Blues thrashed the Ukrainian outfit 5-0 at the Olympyskiy Stadium to clinch their biggest away win of the season, with Olivier Giroud bagging a marvellous hat-trick.

But the performance of Loftus-Cheek turned heads too. The 23-year-old registered two assists and was unfortunate not to get on the scoresheet himself after a fine save from Denys Boyko.

And Sarri, who has used the England international sparingly so far this season, hailed the impact of the attacking midfielder.

"He did very well. He is improving in the last month," Sarri told BT Sport.

"He has been able to train after the problem with the back. He had a wonderful match and I'm really happy that he could play for 90 minutes.

"His potential as a player is very, very, high. Physically, technically and tactically he is improving.

"I think he can become one of the best midfielders, not only in England but in Europe."