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'Kovacic and Jorginho border on five-a-side players' - Souness questions Chelsea's midfield

Chelsea midfielders Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho have been described as "five-a-side players" by Liverpool veteran Graeme Souness.

The duo were in action on Tuesday as the Blues claimed a nervous 2-1 win over Lille to book their spot in the Champions League knockout stages.

With Kovacic and Jorginho lining up alongside N'Golo Kante in midfield, Souness questioned their contribution to the game, stating he would have wanted to come up against players like them.

"I think the midfield is lacking," Souness told Virgin Media Sport. "I like Kante, we speak about him every time we see him about how good he is.