Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter has spoken highly of Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, and hailed him as a world-class goalkeeper.

Current boss Enzo Maresca has decided to stick with Sanchez as his number one goalkeeper, while last season’s number one Djordje Petrovic was sent out on loan.

For Graham Potter, Robert Sanchez is a top goalkeeper, and he has listed some of his qualities.

“His high-end actions are world-class,” Potter told the BBC. “He has got the power, the size, the agility, the speed, he just makes the goal look really, really small.

“He plucks things out of the air just effortlessly. So that doesn’t surprise me. He is still a young goalkeeper, so he’s still working on being consistent with how he did, but his high-end stuff is world class.

“I think it’s about simplifying it sometimes with him. I think the structure that Enzo has put in will help him as well.

“But he has got a range of pass, he can go long, he can threaten the backline from the goalkeeper, that’s a real asset to have because as soon as you do that, it changes the defensive structure for the opponent because now they are thinking that guy is going to clear the backline.

“He has got all the tools to be an absolute top keeper.”

Chelsea legend John Obi Mikel however disagrees with Graham Potter.

Mikel, while speaking after Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Brighton on September 28, said: “[Sanchez] had a nightmare in the first half, he was at fault for the first two goals so for me, that’s a concern.

“Of course, the two games before that he performed very, very well but you want to be a title-winning team, you need a top, top goalkeeper.

“Let’s not kid ourselves, we don’t have that. No disrespect to Robert Sanchez, he’s a fantastic goalkeeper but we need a top, top goalkeeper to compete.”