“If he is going to be a Real Madrid player then this season he needs to be playing more than ever — if not, he should come back to the Premier League,” Allardyce said on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast. “Liverpool could do with him back.”
Allardyce defended the 27-year-old’s much-criticized defending, arguing he’s “not much worse than most other full-backs,” while praising his passing range as a “massive asset” — pointing to his recent England recall by Thomas Tuchel after missing out on the World Cup.
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