Jamie Carragher compares Liverpool star to Patrick Vieira after slamming his team-mate

Ryan Gravenberch has recovered from being retired of favour astatine Liverpool nether Jurgen Klopp past play to being a pinnacle portion of the team's rubric complaint nether Arne Slot - and Jamie Carragher paid the midfielder the highest of compliments

Liverpool fable Jamie Carragher has hailed Ryan Gravenberch and compared him to Patrick Vieira after a superb play nether Arne Slot.

Gravenberch helped Liverpool scope the Carabao Cup last aft a thumping 4-0 triumph over Tottenham, which saw them overturn a 1-0 shortage from the archetypal leg, with the Dutchman playing the afloat 90 minutes to easy predominate the midfield.

The 22-year-old has recovered from being retired of favour nether Jurgen Klopp past play to being a pinnacle portion of Liverpool's rubric complaint nether Slot and Carragher paid the youngster the highest of compliments portion raving astir his displays.

Speaking up of Liverpool's thrashing of Spurs, Carragher said helium reminded him of Arsenal's legendary midfielder with the mode helium makes driving runs done midfield.

"It is truly absorbing arsenic they thought a batch of him erstwhile helium came in,' helium said. "The crushed Bayern Munich fto him spell was due to the fact that they played a antithetic system. Liverpool played 4-3-3, helium was much of an attacking midfielder, helium would spell connected runs with his agelong legs.

"When Liverpool tried retired players successful the six, helium was trialling them. They weren’t afloat definite of the thought - helium was helium was much attacking. I was truly intrigued, but I couldn’t spot however it would work.

"The highest compliment I tin springiness him is helium would beryllium successful the moving for subordinate of the year, helium reminisces of Patrick Vieira, the agelong legs, moving done midfield. He has been a revelation."

Liverpool racked up a immense triumph acknowledgment to goals from Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai - who Carragher said helium wasn't a immense instrumentality of during an interrogation this week.

The Hungarian finished disconnected a ace Liverpool squad determination against Tottenham but ex-defender Carragher claimed helium would alternatively person West Ham prima Lucas Paqueta.

"I was commentating connected West Ham but I was conscionable watching Paqueta reasoning 'oh my' each clip helium brought the shot down connected his thorax oregon his shoulder," helium said connected the Overlap Fan Debate, via Sky Bet.

"I was really reasoning would Liverpool motion him. And I deliberation of Liverpool due to the fact that I'm not Szoboszlai's biggest instrumentality but he's got large athleticism. He gets talked astir arsenic our No 10 and radical accidental he's large disconnected the ball, but I'm thinking: 'He's the No 10, he's scored 3 goals'.

"And I cognize helium does a large occupation for the squad but Slot would astir apt inactive similar Szoboszlai than Paqueta."

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