Premier League: Liverpool frustrated by VAR as Brighton snatch late equaliser, Manchester City batter Burnley

<p> <img alt="Premier League: Liverpool frustrated by VAR as Brighton snatch late equaliser, Manchester City batter Burnley" class="fp-reveal" height="227" src="https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Brighton-Liverpool-EPL-AP-640.jpg?impolicy=website&width=640&height=363" style="animation: 1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running progressiveReveal; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: top; width: 640px; will-change: transform, opacity;" title="Premier League: Liverpool frustrated by VAR as Brighton snatch late equaliser, Manchester City batter Burnley" width="500" /></p><div class="article-img" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #888888; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 10px;">Pascal Gross scored from the penalty spot to equalise for Brighton against Liverpool. AP</p></div><ul class="bullets-list" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></ul><div class="inner-copy article-full-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Playfair Display", sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Brighton:</span> Brighton: Jurgen Klopp launched into a furious tirade about Liverpool's fixture schedule after Pascal Gross's controversial late penalty rescued a dramatic 1-1 draw for Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Klopp's side took the lead through Diogo Jota's second half strike after Brighton's Neal Maupay had missed a penalty in the first half.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">But Liverpool were stunned in stoppage time when Andrew Robertson's challenge on Danny Welbeck was ruled a penalty after Stuart Attwell used VAR to overturn his initial decision.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Gross converted from the spot, leaving Klopp sarcastically applauding the officials at the end of a disappointing week for Liverpool after their shock Champions League defeat at home to Atalanta.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson claimed Welbeck told him it wasn't a penalty, but Klopp would not take the bait when asked if he disagreed with the decision.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"You try to create again, on my cost, a headline, because that's how it is. If I say now it was not... the ref whistled it," Klopp said in a fractious exchange with a BT Sport interviewer.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"Don't look like this, you try, always, all the time. Today I say it was a penalty, you are not happy with that answer, so keep your answers to yourself."</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Liverpool went back to the top of the table as a result of their draw, but the champions are just one point ahead of previous leaders Tottenham.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Tottenham would regain pole position if they avoid defeat at Chelsea on Sunday, while the Blues will go top if they win the London derby.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">It was one of those days for Liverpool, who also saw goals correctly disallowed by VAR for offside against Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">There was more bad news for injury-ravaged Liverpool as James Milner was forced off in the second half.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Milner's injury provoked Klopp's rant during his post-match interview as he repeated his recent complaints about Liverpool featuring in the early Saturday match after playing in the Champions League just three days earlier.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Klopp rant</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Asked if Milner had a hamstring problem, Klopp took aim at television schedulers and Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder, who has criticised his counterpart over his desire to allow five substitutions instead of the current three.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"Yeah, congratulations. You work for them yeah? Hamstring, surprise, and Brighton had injuries but ask Chris Wilder how we can avoid that," Klopp said.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"I don't know how often I have to say it, you picked the 1230, not you personally, but you did it, us on 1230, between now and December and New Year, one more Wednesday.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"I've not had a go at the broadcaster, I just say how it is. After Wednesday, Saturday 12.30 is really dangerous for the players.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"When we had a talk between managers, a week ago, it was 55, if not 60 (per cent) for five subs. Since then nothing happened.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"Chris Wilder or whoever says constantly that I am selfish. I think all the things that shows is that he's selfish.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">"I was in a similar situation when I worked at Mainz and it was all about staying in the league, but they (Sheffield United) have three subs and one point if I am right."</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">It was a tough day for Klopp, who saw Aaron Connolly tripped by Neco Williams in the 20th minute.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Maupay stepped up to take the spot-kick, but his side-foot effort went wide despite Alisson Becker diving the wrong way.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">In the 60th minute, Robertson found Salah and his pass teed up Jota to drill into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Liverpool were seconds away from three points when Robertson went to clear in his own area as Welbeck closed in.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Robertson's foot made contact with Welbeck, but there were few appeals from Brighton before Attwell awarded a contentious penalty after consulting the pitchside monitor.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">With Maupay off the pitch, Gross took this one and fired down the middle to salvage an unexpected point.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Manchester City find their groove</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Manchester City found their shooting boots as Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick in a 5-0 thrashing of Burnley to bounce back to winning ways in the Premier League.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Pep Guardiola's men had scored just seven goals in their previous seven league games to slip to 14th in the table before kick-off.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">But for the fourth straight visit to the Etihad, Burnley conceded five times as City eased to within six points of league leaders Liverpool with a game in hand.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Mahrez was one of four changes Guardiola made from a 1-0 win at Olympiakos in midweek that booked City's place in the last 16 of the Champions League, and took the most of his chance to start with Raheem Sterling left on the bench.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">The Algerian opened the floodgates on six minutes as he swept home Kevin De Bruyne's pass.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Mahrez then outwitted a sleeping Burnley defence as he latched onto Kyle Walker's throw-in before dancing round three challenges and firing on off the far post.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">De Bruyne was handed a rare rest in midweek and the Belgian was back to his best with another assist for Benjamin Mendy to score his first City goal over three years since arriving from Monaco.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">The French left-back produced an exquisite finish by cushioning De Bruyne's cross back across Bailey Peacock-Farrell, who had a Premier League debut to forget in the absence of England international Nick Pope.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">After City's struggles to score goals in recent weeks, the hosts made sure to cash in after the break rather than saving their energies for a hectic upcoming schedule.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Ferran Torres has been prolific in the Champions League since his signing from Valencia, but the Spanish international finally opened his Premier League account with a smart finish from Gabriel Jesus's lay-off.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">Torres was then replaced by Phil Foden and with his first touch Foden was the provider for Mahrez to complete his hat-trick in uncharacteristic fashion with a bullet header at the back post.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">VAR came to Peacock-Farrell's rescue after he turned the ball into his own net after a fine save to deny Jesus, with the goal ruled out for offside against the Brazilian striker, before De Bruyne smashed against the post late on.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;">However, five goals were enough for Guardiola's men to send out the message they are not out of a wide-open title race, especially with a favourable run of fixtures to come as Fulham, West Brom and Newcastle will also visit the Etihad before Boxing Day.</p></div>

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‘Lampard got Lamptey call wrong’ – Chelsea should’ve blocked Brighton move, says Hudson

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYE7ONmm-eW6Bp71draQ6Cxs9dtVMHzHyFSOILx3ls5cLiKQ4x_0JecLfiupLrmH4WWGlvxFcYtPWvgGmBBda-3LZnhD4F7iRapmazDwZv3KiqRpeoksbH_sFuX2PmRL4cUVp7Npsoa4s/s750/lampard-got-lamptey-call-wrong-chelsea-shouldve-blocked-brighton-move-says-hudson-750x375.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYE7ONmm-eW6Bp71draQ6Cxs9dtVMHzHyFSOILx3ls5cLiKQ4x_0JecLfiupLrmH4WWGlvxFcYtPWvgGmBBda-3LZnhD4F7iRapmazDwZv3KiqRpeoksbH_sFuX2PmRL4cUVp7Npsoa4s/s320/lampard-got-lamptey-call-wrong-chelsea-shouldve-blocked-brighton-move-says-hudson-750x375.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <span face="Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: inherit;">The Blues legend believes a promising right-back offers qualities that those at Stamford Bridge could have benefitted from in the present and future</span></p><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Frank Lampard made a mistake in allowing Tariq Lamptey to leave Chelsea for Brighton, says Alan Hudson, with the Blues boss told he got that transfer call “wrong”.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The highly-rated full-back is a product of the famed academy system at Stamford Bridge.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Lamptey progressed through those ranks to break into the first team set-up, but was given just one competitive outing before seeking minutes elsewhere.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Brighton were happy to buy into the 20-year-old’s potential and have offered him a Premier League stage on which to thrive.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The diminutive defender has been doing just that, with his pace and positioning allowing him to impact proceedings at both ends of the field.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Hudson believes those qualities should have been embraced in west London, despite Cesar Azpilicueta and Reece James already battling for a right-back berth, with Chelsea considered to have made a questionable decision that they may live to regret.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“I look at the young lad Lamptey they sold to Brighton, who has impressed me hugely,” Hudson told <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">CaughtOffside.</em></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“I would have kept him as he is most definitely one for the future.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“He has been outstanding at Brighton since lockdown. He’s quick at turning defence into attack, which is something Chelsea lack – real pace with quality at the end of it.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“I think Frank Lampard got this one wrong.”</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Lamptey pushed for the exits at Chelsea as the fierce competition he faced was always going to see his development stunted.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The Blues have continued to invest heavily in fresh faces since he departed, with Lampard overseeing an elaborate summer spending spree.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">A new left-back formed part of that project, with Ben Chilwell lured away from Leicester in a £50 million ($65m) deal.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The England international arrived in new surroundings nursing a knock, preventing him from slotting straight into the fold.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">He has, however, broken into the Blues side of late and netted on his Premier League debut as Crystal Palace were swept aside 4-0 last time out.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">Hudson believes Chilwell can be a useful asset for Chelsea, but says he is not reading too much into an eye-catching outing against the Eagles which saw Roy Hodgson’s side offer little resistance.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">The former midfielder said of another buccaneering full-back: “He settled in well enough but you cannot tell against such bad opposition.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“It’s much like saying the centre-backs look good when the opposition play with no attackers.</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">“We can only really judge if this is a good buy after he faces much sterner opposition.”</p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div>

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