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Paul Merson has told Chelsea to meet Antonio Rudiger's 'money' demands after what the defender did in the first half of the London derby between Crystal Palace and the Blues.

Rudiger, 28, played in a back four at Selhurst Park as Thomas Tuchel had to get creative with his team selections for the clash with Patrick Vieira's side.

The likes of Christian Pulisic and Romelu Lukaku were amongst various other players who struggled to really make an impact in the first 45 minutes but one man who did over both halves was the defender in question.

This was because of what happened in the 11th minute as the maverick German tried one of his customary crazy moments with a venomous shot from a long way out.

A shot that was similar to the wonder goal David Luiz scored at Craven Cottage all those years ago.

Unlike that certain goal, Vicente Guaita made sure that history wasn't set to repeat itself in how similar the two moments could have been as the Spaniard saved remarkably to keep the scores at 0-0 in a battling first half.

Crystal Palace's number one between the sticks had to be substituted at the break as a result of making the save to prevent a wonder moment in south London for the 28-year-old.

Switching to a back four didn't aid his best style of play and as a result, the likes of Wilfred Zaha and Michael Olise nearly caught the whole back four out cold