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Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy “makes important saves at important moments,” according to Manchester United’s great Rio Ferdinand.
Ferdinand River has hailed “great specimen” Edouard mendy after the Chelsea The goalkeeper extended his streak without conceding to six games.
The Senegal international has been a huge success at Stamford Bridge since arriving from Rennes on a £ 22 million deal at the end of September.
Mendy has conceded just one goal in seven outings in all competitions, with his last clean sheet in Wednesday’s 3-0 win over his former club at the Champions League.
Manchester United legend Ferdinand has been impressed by what he has seen of the 28-year-old, who was hired as a replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga.
“We saw him here against Palace at the beginning of the season and I think it was his first game and he was very confident,” he said. BT sport.
“He’s a huge size, a great specimen, but the guy makes saves. He makes big saves at important times.
“He made a couple of mistakes at Old Trafford [against Manchester United] with his feet but it didn’t affect him at all. He didn’t seem to lose any confidence.
“The guy seems to have come here to say ‘look, I’m here to make stops.’
Mendy has made eight saves in his first three Premier League games, giving him a 100% save completion rate, compared to just four for Kepa this span (57%).
