Antonio Rudiger reveals Callum Hudson-Odoi is his best friend at Chelsea and why Ruben Loftus-Cheek is the club hard man as German defender lifts lid on his team-mates Antonio Rudiger has been a mainstay in the Chelsea defence this campaign The German centre back praised Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek Chelsea face Liverpool in mouth-watering clash at Anfield on Sunday afternoon By Kate Mcgreavy For Mailonline Published: 10:05 BST, 12 April 2019 | Updated: 13:59 BST, 12 April 2019 163 shares 6 Viewcomments Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has lifted the lid on his team-mates ahead of the mouth-watering clash against Liverpool on Sunday. The German centre back has been a mainstay in the Blues defence this season, making 42 appearances in all competitions. The 26-year-old has revealed that his best friend at the club is England international Callum Hudson-Odoi. Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has lifted lid on his team-mates ahead of Liverpool clash The 26-year-old has revealed that his best friend at the club is winger Callum Hudson-Odoi https://www.youtube.com/embed/-PQA-15-Je0?feature=oembed 'It's obvious you can know that me and him are very good,' Rudiger told https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PQA-15-Je0. 'We have the same type of jokes so we're laughing a lot. 'I really like him, he's a really good guy because of course football everything nice, everything good but what matters to me is the human in there and he's a top guy.' Rudiger, who is strong in the heart of the Blues defence, also explained why midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is the hard man at Stamford Bridge. 'He's a skinny guy but still he has a lot of power. He's a tough guy, a tough guy to play against definitely. 'If we talk about power wise I'd go Loftus-Cheek. He's not in the gym lifting weights or something because of his back problem. He's more doing stretching things and stuff for his back. I think that's just natural power that he has. It's amazing.' 'We have the same type of jokes so we're laughing a lot,' Rudiger said of their relationship Rudiger also explained why midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek is the hard man at Stamford Bridge 'I think that's just natural power that he has,' the German centre half said of Loftus-Cheek Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility