5 players Chelsea should have kept

#3 Nemanja Matic

Matic was a towering presence in the Chelsea midfield

Nemanja Matic was brought back to Chelsea in 2014 after his departure to Benefica. He showed his class on his return after putting an exceptional display in midfield in a 1-0 win against Manchester City.

Last season he formed a formidable partnership with the exceptional N'Golo Kante, providing the foundation for the likes of Hazard Pedro and Costa to shine. One of the best defensive midfielders in the game today, Matic is tactically astute, powerful and has a very powerful left foot. Although Chelsea signed Tiémoué Bakayoko to replace him, the jury is still out on Bakayako, who is still finding his feet in the English game.

Steven Gerrard recently mentioned in an interview how he could not understand why Chelsea sold Matic to their direct domestic rivals- nor can the Chelsea fans.