‘No Lies Here’ ‘Just Say He’s Better Than Harry Maguire’ Fans React As Ferdinand Hails “Underrated” Liverpool Star

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Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has praised Liverpool centre-back Joel Matip and identified one aspect of his game that is better than Virgil van Dijk‘s.

The 30-year-old has been in excellent form this campaign, and Ferdinand says that the ex-Cameroon international’s performances deserve recognition, citing his passing as one key area where he excels:

“Matip’s underrated. He’s better at passing through the lines than Virgil. He passes through to the strikers much cleaner. But Virgil has got that big switch (of play), it’s a bad weapon.”

Supporters on Twitter are glad that Ferdinand and others are beginning to take notice of Matip, and they have also been debating his remarks about van Dijk:

Anyone who watches Liverpool on a regular basis knows that Matip is superb when feeding the ball into the strikers through the lines.

Passing is one of the defender’s key strengths, although he can sometimes be a bit lackadaisical when passing along the backline or to the keeper. Combined with his ability to make forward runs in possession, he is very much an archetypal modern-day centre-back.

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