Man City star Erling Haaland shows true colours with one-word response to Chelsea vs Liverpool drama

Erling Haaland was quick to dub Estevao Willian a "wonderkid" as the Brazilian stole the show in Chelsea's 2-1 win over Liverpool.

The 18-year-old has taken very little time to prove his worth at Stamford Bridge after joining the Blues this summer, following a £29million move from Palmeiras. Appearing in six of Chelsea's seven Premier League fixtures this season, Estevao bagged an assist in the Blues' 5-1 thumping of West Ham in August.

However, he registered the first goal of his Premier League career during Saturday's clash with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Moises Caicedo opened the scoring for Chelsea on the 14-minute mark with a thunderous strike past Giorgi Mamardashvili from the edge of the box.

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While Cody Gakpo leveled the score in the second-half, launching a knock-on from Alexander Isak home from close-range to give Arne Slot's side a glimmer of hope, Estevao had other plans for the fixture. Marc Cucurella slid the ball across the box to pick out the youngster at the back post, who had got the better of Andy Robertson to clinch all three points for the home team.

And Manchester City striker, Haaland, was quick to show his appreciation of Estevao after his heroic display, taking to the stories section of his Snapchat to share a photo of the winger wheeling away in celebration. Captioning the post, he simply wrote: "Wonderkid."

While Estevao initially signed for Chelsea last summer, restrictions on his age saw him remain at Palmeiras until he turned 18. And while City, as well as the likes of Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain also showed an interest in signing him, it was Chelsea who ultimately won the race to secure his services.

As Maresca was sent off for his side-line conduct against Liverpool, he was unfortunately unable to lavish Estevao with praise publicly after full-time. But assistant coach, Willy Caballero took very little time whatsoever to make his feelings clear on the sensation.

He said: "We know that a young player can suffer when he moves from another country to settle down here and to play for this club. So the players, first of all, are doing a great job to involve all the new players.

"And when we have the chance, we work. I can speak with him most of the time in Spanish because he understands. And he's a really good kid. And we are so happy for him because he needs it, we need it, and he needs a goal as well."

Speaking to Chelsea's media after the match, Estevao praised his team-mates and the coaching staff for helping him settle in and find his feet so quickly.

He said: "Things at Chelsea have gone a lot better so far than I maybe imagined. I feel so good in training every day and I enjoy every moment.

"I have fantastic team-mates and coaching staff around me that help me each day, and it's very helpful that I have my family with me and they've helped me really settle into life in England and the Premier League. I couldn't be happier."

It comes as Chelsea now enjoy a two-week break from Premier League action, as the October international break gets underway. They return to the competition come Saturday, October 19, when they take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.