Speaking after the victory over Newcastle, Claudio said "I am not surprised about John Terry or the other two young players, I am surprised about Robert Huth - he was fantastic.

"And it is fantastic that we have Mikael back this season as I believe in this player. Last season I gave him the opportunity to go to Germany to get more football and he played very well."

With Alexis Nicolas and Glen Johnson also performing admirably against Newcastle, the future looks bright for our youngsters.