Joe Gomez on his way to becoming best defender in England, says Ferdinand

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez is well on his way to becoming the best defender in England, Rio Ferdinand said on BT Sport on Wednesday evening.

Jurgen Klopp made the baffling decision to shift Joe Gomez out to right back to accommodate Dejan Lovren against Paris Saint-Germain and the Croat hardly impressed.

For many, it seems bizarre that Klopp is continually breaking up the partnership of van Dijk and Gomez to make room for Lovren and as Rio Ferdinand pointed out, Gomez is well on his way to becoming the best defender in the Premier League.

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PARIS, FRANCE – Wednesday, November 28, 2018: Marco Verratti of PSG tackles Liverpool’s Joe Gomez dangerously during the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool FC at the Parc de Princes, Paris. (Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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Ferdinand said: “He had a big injury when he signed. He’s shown character to come back and like he said this is his first full season.

“Yes, he’s going to make mistakes, positionally because he’s a young defender. But the raw material he’s got, the pace, the power, desire and he’s aggressive.

“He’s very cool under pressure, great on the ball, plays off both feet and he has the pace to make recovering tackles. If he does make a positional error, at the moment he’s been able to get out of trouble with that pace.

“But listen, this kid for me is on the march to be the best defender in we’ve got in England. I rate him so highly. He’s calm, he’s cool and you need that when you’re under pressure.”

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