'Terrific': Danny Murphy says Liverpool have a 'brilliant' player who can do something virtually no else can
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Ryan Gravenberch is undoubtedly one of the best midfielders in the world at the moment.
He was essential to Liverpool’s Premier League success, and although he may have got tired towards the end of the season, he still managed to show up when the Anfield outfit needed him to.
Most midfielders are passers through the lines.
“He is a terrific passer, but his great body movement allows him to let the ball run across him, then he has that great athleticism, which allows him to glide past people effortlessly.”
There have been conversations about who’s the best defensive midfielder in the world for some time now.
“Last season he was the best in his position in that number six role,” he said.
“Rodri missed virtually the whole season with Manchester City.
He had been the best in Europe for four or five years.
“Gravenberch was the best in the Premier League last season, and he has started this season in the same vein.
“Arsenal fans will talk about Martin Zubimendi.
Gravenberch has got more tools – more capability of doing things further up the pitch – than those two.”
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Of course, there’s still plenty that Gravenberch could learn, but, for now, the fact that he’s being dubbed the best number six in the world will likely be enough for him.