Pep Guardiola is an absolute dumb-dumb for not foreseeing that Cole Palmer would race to the top of the Premier League golden boot race with ten goals in his past five games, according to Danny Murphy. That prompted former Liverpool man Murphy to tell talkSPORT in no uncertain terms: “We eulogise what Pep Guardiola’s done for this game but he’s got this one wrong. Pep’s made a mistake selling this kid.”...CONTINUE READING
The time may well have come for creaking old man Bellingham, 20, to finally step aside for hot young prospect Palmer, 21, in a bid to fire the Three Lions to success at Euro 2024.
Channelling his best Garth Crooks, Murphy added: “I’ve been so impressed with him and his temperament. I would [pick Palmer] if I were Gareth.
“I’d have Bellingham and Rice and I’d have Palmer as number 10; [Phil] Foden and [Bukayo] Saka wide, [Harry] Kane up top; and just go hell for leather.
“Play Bellingham a little closer to Rice, ‘go do your thing and if we’re under pressure drop back in. [Bellingham] has got a wonderful tenacity and athleticism. I know it takes away from his forward ability but we haven’t got another midfielder who is as quick and strong and tenacious as Bellingham to play alongside Rice, anyway.”
