Jamie Carragher says the most underrated Premier League player ever was at Liverpool
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Jamie Carragher has picked out a couple of former Liverpool men who could be the most underrated players in the history of the Premier League.The Reds have been at the top of the English game in many eras, with Jurgen Klopp’s time in charge a particular highlight in recent years.That team had top names like Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, while Jamie Carragher also suggested Roberto Firmino could be one of the most underrated names in Premier League history before ultimately picking Danny Murphy. Slot confirmed on Friday that Alisson is yet to train 😬 Photo credit: Getty Images/Gareth Copley Danny Murphy named most underrated Premier League playerIn an interview with The Overlap, Carragher was asked for his pick and joked: “I think I’m up there (laughs).” The interviewer then said: “Bobby Firmino got a shout,” to which the former centre-back replied: “That’s a great shout, yeah.”In the end, however, Carragher ultimately decided to select one of his old former teammates: “I’ll go with Danny Murphy.”Murphy signed for Liverpool in 1997 for an initial fee of £1.5m, which was a decent sum at the time.He went on to make 170 appearances for the Merseyside outfit before going on to join Charlton Athletic in 2004.The now 49-year-old then had spells at Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers before calling time on his playing career in 2013.While Murphy was a top player in his day, he unfortunately spent time at Liverpool during an era full of top midfielders like Steven Gerrard.It was a similar story at international level.
Who’s Liverpool’s best forward of the Premier League era? Daniel Sturridge vs Michael Owen Photo credit: Getty Images/Gary M Prior/Allsport/Catherine Ivill/AMA Jurgen Klopp’s most underrated Liverpool playerLike Carragher, Klopp has praised Firmino for his efforts during his time at Anfield.But during an interview earlier this year, he was quick to highlight how underrated Georgino Wijnaldum was.He said: “We lost Sadio Mane.
What a player he was! God.“On the day Gini (Wijnaldum) went (in 2021), probably none of you thought; ‘that’s a big miss’ until he was not there anymore.