Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has compared Moises Caicedo's situation at the club to a footballing legend.

Pochettino was asked about Caicedo's struggles, which continued during the team's 4-1 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday.

Pochettino used the example of French legend Zinedine Zidane, outlining how he took time to adapt to Real Madrid in 2001 as a 29-year-old.

“Remember when Zidane or Kaka went to Real Madrid, they paid a big amount of money," he told reporters.

“Zidane was 26 or 27. I think it took seven or eight months for him to perform because expectation is massive and adaptation is difficult. The pressure is massive.

“Moises didn't do a pre-season, he had some problems when he was traveling for international duty.

“It's too many things that delayed the adaptation to the team. Then, all the circumstances delay a little bit to perform."