Danny Murphy and Ian Wright join Gary Lineker in the studio for Match of the Day at 22:30 GMT on Saturday, with highlights of six games including Arsenal v Stoke and Leicester v Manchester City
A lot of people questioned Chelsea's decision to re-sign Brazil defenderDavid Luiz from Paris St-Germain on transfer deadline day, but he is proving to be the perfect fit for their 3-4-3 system.
I understand why there were doubts - while Blues manager Antonio Conte is known for his teams' defensive discipline, Luiz's problem is that sometimes he will switch off and he can be a little bit complacent.
At 29, he has not changed and he is still that same player who can make mistakes, but the formation Conte has used during their eight-game winning run allows him to play to his strengths because of the players he has got around him.
In front of him, Chelsea's defence is protected by N'Golo Kante and Nemanja Matic, but the key for Luiz is that when Chelsea play three at the back, he does not have to mark anybody.
Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta do that, and do the dirty work for him.
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