Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has hailed the current form of Kai Havertz.
Havertz has been increasingly impressive in recent weeks, especially when featuring in the central striker's role in Tuchel's usual 3-4-3 system, finding the back of the net four times in his last five appearances for the Blues.
After his brace in victory at Burnley, Tuchel said of the attacker: "Of course, it is what it is in the moment. The players put themselves on the pitch with performances in training and matches.
"He gives a lot of intensity, he's involved in goals and he scored again, so it's a very good moment and it's on him to keep on going.
"This is how it is. We played the last cup match without him, Timo was very strong and was very close to starting today, Romelu got his goal and we will need everybody, but at the moment Kai is in a very good shape."
Tuchel also outlined what it is that Havertz is doing so well at the moment, insisting his form isn't the result of changing any parts of his game, but purely down to quality of performance.
"It's not about differences but what he gives is a huge volume. He covers a lot of metres and in high intensity, so he finds the intensity no matter in what system the opponent defends against us. He finds intensive runs, he finds distances and that's what makes him.
"He uses his body more and more, he loves to create overloads in half-spaces and this is what he gives. It's just his style of play, his characteristics as a player, and he's in good shape, he's confident.
"He did not have such a good first half against Burnley, but then he was decisive in the second half and scored twice, so it's good."
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