Antonio Rudiger is baffled by Edouard Mendy’s exclusion from the Ballon d'Or shortlist.
The Germany international made this admission following the 29-year-old’s awe-inspiring display in Chelsea’s 1-0 triumph over Brentford on Saturday.
Mendy made several crucial saves to deny Thomas Frank’s men a chance to restore parity after Chelsea took the lead through Ben Chilwell on the stroke of half-time.
Buoyed by that performance, Rudiger took to social media to question why the African goalie did not make the cut of the best footballers in the world.
“Someone explain why he’s not nominated for the Ballon d'Or?