Pundit compares Liverpool’s Gomez to England legend Moore
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has been compared to England legend Bobby Moore by former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks.
Gomez has been integral to the Liverpool defence which has so far kept three clean sheets this season, with the Reds’ currently top of the Premier League with four wins from four.
The 21-year-old’s outstanding displays have seen him earn a recall to the England squad for their upcoming Uefa Nations League match against Spain and the friendly with Switzerland, having suffered World Cup heartbreak due to injury.
And TV pundit Crooks says he believes that Gomez is the closest thing he has seen to former England and West Ham great Moore.
“If Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson were the ‘finds’ of last season then I would argue that Liverpool’s Joe Gomez must be the ‘find’ of this season,” he told BBC Sport.
“The player’s calmness in defence is matched only by his simplicity on the ball. The central defender refuses to complicate the game and that is what I find so adorable about his performances.
“Three games played and no goals conceded? I thought I was hearing things, but that was the reality going into the game against Leicester City.
“Gomez has played in all those games but it was his performance against Leicester that was outstanding.
“This player is a must for England, and I am really sorry to have to say this and put so much pressure on the lad, but he is the nearest thing I have seen to Bobby Moore for years.”
