‘Respect to him’: Danny Murphy reveals why £50m Chelsea man is the only player who can get into Real Madrid or Man City’s team
Danny Murphy has admitted that he thinks only one Chelsea player could start for Manchester City – Ben Chilwell.
The 46-year-old made the comments when speaking on talkSPORT.
So, what did Danny Murphy say about Ben Chilwell at Chelsea? Let’s take a look…
Well – speaking alongside Jim White – the man from Chester made his feelings about Chelsea crystal clear.
Murphy said: “Give me one Chelsea player who gets in City’s team. (White suggests Moises Caicedo). He’s nowhere near Rodri. Doesn’t play instead of Rodri, not in a million years. Doesn’t play instead of De Bruyne. Doesn’t play instead of Bernardo Silva.
“The only player is – maybe – Chilwell. To be honest, Akanji played left-back against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and some of the best wingers in the world, and none of them had a kick. If I had a game tomorrow I’d pick Akanji. So Chilwell is the only argument.”
Murphy is definitely right to pinpoint Chilwell.
The £50m England international was among Chelsea’s best performers against Liverpool, almost putting the Blues 2-1 ahead with a cooly taken strike, only to be denied by the offside flag.