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title: "Gomez hails ‘world-class’ Matip after Liverpool’s draw with Man City"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2020-11-09T12:00:14Z"
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# Gomez hails ‘world-class’ Matip after Liverpool’s draw with Man City

Joe Gomez has described Joel Matip as a ‘world-class’ player, following Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City.

The Reds left the Etihad with a share of the spoils on Sunday afternoon, as Mohamed Salah and Gabriel Jesus traded goals.

Jurgen Klopp played Gomez and Matip as a centre-back pairing for the first time ever and they passed with flying colours.

Both handled themselves impressively up against a dangerous City attack, snuffing out danger time and time again.

Speaking to Liverpool’s [official website](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/415396-a-fair-reflection-joe-gomez-analyses-man-city-1-1-liverpool) after the game, Gomez heaped praise on Matip, saying he is an elite footballer:

> Everyone knows how good he is and, for me, he is world-class.

> Obviously we’ve got a big miss in Virgil but I enjoy playing with Joel and we’ve just got to keep pushing and keep getting points together as a collective.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

Every football supporter has a different definition of the term ‘world-class’, so discussing certain players is always going to be subjective.

I don’t think Matip is at the very highest level of centre-backs in the game, not helped by his constant [injury problems](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joel-matip/verletzungen/spieler/82105), but he is still an unsung performer for Liverpool when he is fit.

Without Virgil van Dijk, the fitness of Matip and Gomez is going to be so important – if they can avoid injuries, they can forge a strong partnership that helps Liverpool seal back-to-back Premier League titles.

If they can hold their own away to City, they should be able to look formidable against anyone.