Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has lavished praise on Liverpool ace Ryan Gravenberch, who has excelled so far under Arne Slot.

But Mikel feels that the Dutchman should be getting even more credit than he is.

"So because I am one, [he] plays in my position," Mikel said on his Obi One podcast.

"And for me, Gravenberch the way he plays, not only defending, breaking up players when he has the ball, you know, he drives the ball forward, he pushes the team forward.

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"For me, I like, it’s a bit like Rodri.

I feel like players in your position, like even when you were playing, I feel like...

He has made that number six role his own alongside Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai.

"There are only a few players in the world that can be a nine or a 10 every single three days," Slot said of Gravenberch earlier this month.

Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
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