Gary Neville has issued a brutal verdict over Chelsea duo Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, who cost the club a combined total of £90m this summer.

Chelsea signed the two strikers from Brighton and Ipswich Town respectively, with Pedro arriving in a £60m deal and Delap costing £30m.

The pair were set for a battle to become Enzo Maresca’s No.1 choice – but Pedro has established himself as the preferred option after a glowing start – while Delap suffered a hamstring injury.

Pedro has conjured up two goals and three assists across his opening five Premier League games for Chelsea but Neville is adamant that he and Delap are not top strikers when compared to some of their top-flight rivals.

Neville firmly believes that Liverpool duo Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike, along with Manchester City’s Er

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