Chelsea fans loved seeing Thiago Silva's passion all throughout the London derby victory against Tottenham, with one moment in particular being spoken about on social media.
Silva produced a flawless defensive performance as he was part of the Blues rearguard that registered their fourth Premier League clean sheet already at the start of this new 2021/22 campaign.
His display was capped off with his lovely headed goal from a Marcos Alonso corner shortly after half-time which broke the deadline and opened up the floodgates for the Blues, who then went on to steamroll Nuno's Spurs in the second half.
Post-match, manager Thomas Tuchel described the performance of his tried and tested central defender as 'outstanding.'
He said: "Outstanding. He almost scored twice. He was so strong; Deliveries were good for his goals. We are very happy that he was able to score to open the game for us today. But the performance even in the first half was outstanding, fantastic. Well deserved, he was outstanding today."
Tuchel's sentiment was reflected amongst the supporters on social media who loved what the 36-year-old did after scoring his first goal of the season.
Running over to the crowd in an ecstatic fashion, Silva was spotted passionately kissing the Chelsea badge on his shirt, demonstrating his love for the club that gave him a chance to undertake a new challenge in the twilight years of his career.
Here's how a selection of Blues fans on Reddit reacted to the veteran defender's performance in this London derby and more specifically, this incident.
@Bishan_cfc reckons: 'Even without the goal, easiest MoM of the season for me....even without the goal. What a player.'
@Somaimonay put: 'Probably his best performance in a Chelsea shirt. And that absolute monster of a ball to Alonso in second half was perfection, too bad Lloris decided to have one of his world-beating games today.
@DalIasBlues has requested: 'Please Mr.Silva retire here!'
@Biazos has had his say on this incident: 'Saw this. Every player who joins ends up loving Chelsea. I love it.'
@dusty-potato-drought replied to @Biazos's comment: 'It’s so odd but amazing. Regardless of where they’ve come from (Real, PSG, Arsenal, etc), they all end up loving being a part of Chelsea.'
@WookieTickler has a new name for the defender: 'Thiago Terry.'
@Imarealdoctor064 made a big claim: 'Cult hero status. Love this guy so much. Huge presence in the game.'
Finally, @GreenPickledToad delivered their verdict on Silva's performance against Spurs: 'He's just so good!
'Intercepting everything he can. Be it overhead clearance, slide tackles, headers, or simply clearing by positioning himself...he does everything and makes it seem so fucking effortless.
'Rolls Royce of a defender.'
