Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante "has no equal" in world football when it comes to tackling, says Pat Nevin.
The 25-year-old, who was recently crowned Premier League player of the Year at the London Football Awards, looks on course to win successive titles after Leicester City's 5,000-1 triumph last season and Chelsea in pole position this term.
Eden Hazard recently joked that playing with Kante was like playing with twins and club legend Nevin agrees, noting that the Belgian's dribbling ability and Cesc Fabregas's passing skills complement Kante's defensive attributes.
"Were there three Kante’s playing? It seemed like it at times," Nevin said of Kante's performance in Monday's 2-1 win over Chelsea.
"One minute he was on the left wing, the next right full-back and all the while winning tackle after tackle he had no right to win.
"Frank Lampard was a world-class finisher from the midfield area. Eden Hazard is a world-class dribbler, Cesc a world-class passer of a football and N’Golo Kante almost certainly has no equal as a midfield tackler in the game today.
"In an era when tackling is a dying art and opponents are quick to throw themselves to the ground with the hint of the merest breath of wind against their bodies, getting the ball clean and coming away with it, without being penalised is particularly difficult. N’Golo Kante makes it look ridiculously easy."
