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title: "‘The next Jamie Carragher’ – Liverpool fans heap praise on youngster following club’s Twitter post"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/the-next-jamie-carragher-liverpool-fans-heap-praise-on-youngster-following-clubs-twitter-post/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jack Saville"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2017-11-17T20:15:35Z"
modified: "2017-11-17T20:15:35Z"
---

# ‘The next Jamie Carragher’ – Liverpool fans heap praise on youngster following club’s Twitter post

**The Liverpool fans in the Transfer Tavern were extremely impressed by Joe Gomez’s performance on international duty for England earlier this week.**

Of course, Gomez’s assured performance came as no surprise to the onlooking Reds fans, who have seen the quality of their defender on a regular basis so far this season. However, the 20-year-old has been playing in the slightly unfamiliar right-back position out of necessity so far this season, due to the absence of Liverpool’s first-choice right-back Nathaniel Clyne.

In a post on the club’s Twitter page, manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed that he envisages a long career for Gomez at Anfield, and stated that the England international is ready to play at the heart of the defence.

> Klopp on Joe Gomez: "We want to have him here for the next 15 years. He's ready \[to play centre-back\] but he can play full-back." [pic.twitter.com/RHZv250Qy1](https://t.co/RHZv250Qy1)
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> — Liverpool FC (@LFC) [November 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/LFC/status/931507242582663169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Considering Klopp’s admission that Gomez is indeed ready to play at centre-back, the Liverpool fans will be eager to see Clyne return to action as soon as possible so that the young defender can bring some much-needed solidity to the Liverpool defence.

With Ragnar Klavan and Dejan Lovren not enjoying their best run of form this season, it can only be a matter of time before Klopp gives the Reds faithful their wish and deploys Gomez in his natural centre-back role.

Here’s what the fans had to say in response to the club post…

https://twitter.com/VintageSalah/status/931507464872316928

> Play him centre back then
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> — cj (@ForzaLiverpooI) [November 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/ForzaLiverpooI/status/931507500473561088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/gambotti7/status/931507947439644674

> Now we found a genuine center back make use of Him
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> — FAROUK 78692 supporter for 50years (@Mahomed64720744) [November 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/Mahomed64720744/status/931511322663112704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’ll be At Man City in 2023.
>
> — iZak (@ZakLFC7) [November 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/ZakLFC7/status/931507599836672000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Well play him in the centre and will u play Robertson left back and drop moreno for the love of god
>
> — Dean (@kierandean84) [November 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/kierandean84/status/931516253562339328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/asyrafaiman/status/931523160293249024

> Centre back
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> — DAVO (@jordaan062) [November 17, 2017](https://twitter.com/jordaan062/status/931542041699463168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

**Liverpool fans… what do you think? Let us know!**