Cucurella was outstanding against his former club as Chelsea won 3-0 on the night.
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And Rooney even claimed the display was "probably the best" he'd seen in some time.
Rooney, in his pundit's role, said afterwards: "Cucurella's given the best training lesson you could have for dealing with Lamine Yamal tonight.
"Cucurella was absolutely incredible, probably the best performance I've seen from a left-back for a long, long time. To do that tonight, he's a serious player."
