Key Chelsea duo Thiago Silva and N'Golo Kante have joined Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo in the top 10 most popular footballers on Instagram.
The pair featured in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg clash against Lille on Tuesday night where both put in top performances as the Frenchmen scooped up UEFA's Man of the Match award.
"Yes, but let's say it [this performance] was not building up in the last weeks. He had some problems finding his strengths and his rhythm after his injury and after he was out for some games," Tuchel said in his post-match press conference regarding the World Cup and Nations League winner.
"Today he was back at the top level, got better every minute throughout the game, and instantly it has a huge impact.
"But this is not a surprise. We were waiting for it for some games now and today he found his rhythm, had a huge impact and had an absolutely top performance."
Kante and Silva are two contenders for being the best in their set positions, and while that debate will always ramble on social media, one thing for certain is that they are within the top 10 Premier League footballers in one specific category - Instagram followers.
A study from BettingOdds.com has ranked the top 10 followed Premier League players on Instagram with it not being much of a surprise to United's Ronaldo tops the list with a whopping 405million followers on the app.
The aforementioned Chelsea duo rank 5th and 10th in the list (Thiago Silva the higher of the duo), with their fellow players coming from teams regarded in the 'big six' category other than Aston Villa loanee Philippe Coutinho.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo- Man United- 405,000,000
2. Paul Pogba- Man United- 51,800,000
3. Mohamed Salah- Liverpool- 48,100,000
4. Phillipe Coutinho- Aston Villa- 24,200,000
5. Thiago Silva- Chelsea- 18,700,000
6. Raphael Varane- Man United- 18,000,000
7. Gabriel Jesus- Man City- 16,300,000
8. Kevin De Bruyne- 16,200,000
9. Roberto Firmino- Liverpool- 13,100,000
10. N'Golo Kante- Chelsea- 12,800,000
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It is important to note that there is a massive 353million dip between first and second, which demonstrates just how big a brand Ronaldo is world wide.
Interestingly too, the fact that Man United players occupy the first and second positions illustrates how big their social reach is compared to their Premier League rivals.
