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'Right now, they're the real deal': Graeme Souness and Micah Richards laud dominant Chelsea's belief and quality as they blow Spurs away with second-half romp

Graeme Souness and Micah Richards were mightily impressed by table-topping Chelsea and Thomas Tuchel as they overwhelmed Tottenham in an ultimately one-sided London derby.

After a first half which Nuno Espirito Santo's men shaded, Tuchel made the decision to take off an out-of-sorts Mason Mount and replace him with N'Golo Kante.

That switch, along with greater intensity for the visitors and a poor second-half showing from the Lilywhites, made the difference as Thiago Silva, Kante and Antonio Rudiger got on the scoresheet.

Micah Richards and Graeme Souness were impressed by what they saw from Chelsea
Antonio Rudiger put the icing on the cake as the Blues moved top of the Premier League table

Speaking in the aftermath of the match which sent the Blues top, Sky Sports pundits Souness and Richards were quick to praise Tuchel's ruthless streak.