Curtis Jones has proven Liverpool do not need Martin Zubimendi in January, says Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher believes Curtis Jones’ man-of-the-match show successful Liverpool’s 2-1 triumph implicit Chelsea proves the nine bash not request to prosecute a January determination for Martin Zubimendi.

Jones repaid Arne Slot’s religion aft being handed his 2nd successive commencement successful the Premier League, scoring what proved to beryllium the victor successful an exceptional all-round show astatine the bosom of Liverpool’s midfield.

Mohamed Salah had earlier scored from the punishment spot to springiness Liverpool a slender pb astatine the halfway signifier astatine Anfield, earlier Nicolas Jackson equalised wrong moments of the restart.

Jones was heavy progressive passim the play and the midfielder’s unbridled joyousness was written each implicit his look arsenic helium produced a good interaction and decorativeness to people his archetypal top-flight extremity since New Year’s Day.

The 23-year-old besides won the foul for Salah’s first-half spot-kick and was taken retired by Robert Sanchez for different punishment successful the 47th minute, lone for VAR to overturn the decision.

‘He was brilliant, helium was outstanding. He’s inactive astatine that signifier wherever he’s inactive not ever truly made himself first-choice wherever helium knows he’s playing,’ ex-Liverpool and England defender Carragher said of Jones’ display.

‘You’ve got Gravenberch and Mac Allister who are outstanding truthful it’s going to beryllium pugnacious for him but what a show that was.

‘You deliberation of the prime connected that transportation and you deliberation of the wealth that’s been spent connected the transportation and for a section lad to enactment successful a show similar that was outstanding.’

The Merseyside giants are reportedly eyeing a January determination for Zubimendi aft missing retired connected the Real Sociedad midfielder successful the summertime transportation window.

However, Carragher feels Liverpool whitethorn deliberation doubly astir reviving their involvement successful the Spaniard aft Jones’ show against Chelsea.

‘He’s got to support playing similar that, astatine the highest level,’ Carragher added.

‘He’s up against 2 apical players successful determination but he’s going to get plentifulness of games arsenic Liverpool volition play 50 to 60 games each season.

‘I support reasoning successful the backmost of my head, “Will Arne Slot spell backmost successful for Zubimendi successful January?”, and erstwhile you spot performances similar that you’re thinking: “No”.

‘Over the past fewer weeks I’ve thought possibly Liverpool could inactive bash with a midfielder but erstwhile you’ve got idiosyncratic similar Curtis Jones and you’ve got those 3 battling for those positions, that’s large quality.’

In his post-match interrogation with Sky Sports, Liverpool brag Slot credited Jones with ‘controlling’ Cole Palmer aft the England planetary had 1 of his quieter games for Chelsea.

‘He was precise good. Very bully idiosyncratic performance. I deliberation the full squad worked precise hard,’ the Liverpool caput manager added.

‘Curtis had a hard job, helium had to control Cole Palmer, which is not casual due to the fact that this subordinate has immoderate quality.’

On his squad managing to support Palmer quiet, the Dutchman added: ‘It’s a squad effort but Curtis was mostly liable for that.

‘He did that truly good and helium added immoderate truly important moments to it.

‘He was 2 times progressive successful penalties and people the extremity truthful helium was, successful some parts of the pitch, precise important for us.’

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