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The best player in the world right now: How Hazard has been set free by Sarri

Following on from a terrific World Cup with Belgium, the Chelsea ace has started the season in better form than any of the game's other superstars

Eden Hazard’s winning goal against Liverpool on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup underlined exactly why many now believe the Belgium captain to be the best player in the world.

It was a goal that had everything and proved once again that Hazard is a player worthy of indulgence. That patently was not the case under Antonio Conte last season.

Whatever went on between the two, it became clear that Hazard was never going to be able to play his best football under the Italian.