Is Chelsea star Eden Hazard better than Liverpool ace Philippe Coutinho?
Former Arsenal attacker Paul Merson has written in The Daily Star that Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho is not as good as Chelsea ace Eden Hazard.
Coutinho is one of the best attacking midfielders in the Premier League and recently signed a new long-term deal with the Merseyside outfit.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has branded the Brazil international, who can also operate as a winger, as “world-class”.
Former Arsenal attacker Merson does not agree with the German, and has claimed that 24-year-old Coutinho is not even as good as Hazard.
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Hazard, who can play as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, has been on the books of Chelsea since 2012.
“Jurgen Klopp says Coutinho is world class,” Merson wrote in The Daily Star. “But he’s not. He’s not a Cristiano Ronaldo.
“He’s not even an Eden Hazard in my opinion. If he’s on top of his game, and Hazard is too, I know who I’d rather have in my team.
“Coutinho is not going to rip it up on his own. How many games has he won for Liverpool this season? Jamie Carragher has criticised him before for not having enough end product, and he’s right.”
Coutinho has scored five goals and created 35 chances in 15 Premier League appearances for Liverpool so far this season.
Hazard has scored nine goals and created 43 chances in 21 league games for Chelsea so far this campaign.
Liverpool are fourth in the Premier League table at the moment, while Chelsea are currently at the top of the standings.
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