Joe Gomez has come in for some high praise from former Chelsea striker-turned pundit Tony Cascarino.
The 56-year-old is tipping the Liverpool defender to nail down a position in Gareth Southgate’s England team and believes that could spell bad news for Manchester City’s Kyle Walker.
Writing in The Times, Cascarino revealed that he thinks Gomez is far better suited to the role.
Joe Gomez played really well on the right of England’s three-man defence. That position is his to lose now. He is 21 and will only get better playing centrally alongside Virgil van Dijk for Liverpool this season.
Kyle Walker did well in that role in the World Cup but Gomez is almost as quick and is better in the air and has better positional sense than Walker, who is best at right back.
Gomez started alongside John Stones and Harry Maguire in England’s 2-1 defeat to Spain in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday night.
The Liverpool youngster, who has started the new season in fine form, could also feature against Switzerland in England’s upcoming friendly.
At the tender age of just 21, he has formed a solid partnership with Virgil van Dijk at Anfield and appears to have beaten Dejan Lovren to a starting role.
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