Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane heaped praise on Chelsea last night.
The Blues were at their very best on a rare occasion this season, beating Aston Villa in the FA Cup.
The Blues are through to the next stage, besting Villa in a replay at Villa Park by a 3-1 scoreline.
Keane was full of praise for the Blues at both half-time and full-time during punditry.
It's like the old Chelsea," he stated on ITV.
Brilliant, strong, physical and sharp in possession. Good decision-making, two quality goals.
They have been excellent. Hunting in packs, working in numbers, and they are playing like a team tonight.
It was a nice bit of composure and a beautiful strike from Gallagher and they've been everything you want as a team. Simple but quality.
The (second goal) is lovely, it's great quality all round. We questioned Jackson's finishing pre-game but again it's a lovely goal."
He continued: We've questioned Chelsea, but now we question Villa and let's see what they've got. We're certainly not writing them off and that chance before half time is a warning.
Villa need something, the Chelsea midfield have been outstanding but Villa need a spark."
He stated at full-time: A brilliant night for Chelsea. They were strong and aggressive, showed quality, and scored three great goals.
It's everything you want away from home. There are question marks over Villa and they never turned up tonight.
Chelsea grew in confidence as the game went on and, it's amazing this game... it drives you mad. We were praising Villa and saying it was crisis at Chelsea ahead of the game.
Then they go and play like that. They have to kick on and take it in to the rest of season now.
But what we saw tonight it was as if they were in Villa's position chasing the top four."