Jamie Carragher has named Danny Murphy as his most underrated Liverpool teammate.
Murphy joined Liverpool in a £1.5 million deal from Crewe in 1997 and went on to spend six seasons at Anfield.
The midfielder helped Liverpool win the FA Cup, the League Cup, UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup before he was sold to Charlton Athletic for £2.5m in 2004.
Murphy then went on to play for Tottenham and Fulham before he ended his career with Blackburn Rovers in the Championship and Carragher, who spent his entire professional career at Anfield, believes Liverpool sold the midfielder ‘too soon’.
In a Q&A with The Telegraph, Carragher was asked to name who was the most underrated player he played alongside at club level.
‘Someone who was really underrated was Danny Murphy,’ Carragher said.
‘Danny could play anywhere across midfield, created goals and scored goals – often in the biggest games. Danny always turned up when it mattered against Everton and Manchester United.
‘He was not the most mobile player but he was brave – he always wanted the ball and wanted to contribute.
‘You see some midfielders highly rated today and they hardly ever assist or score and they will hide when the going gets tough.
‘We sold Danny too early. He was a lot better than many we brought in afterwards, that’s for sure.’
Carragher also revealed the toughest Everton side he faced during his time at Liverpool.
‘There was only one time in my career when I faced an Everton team and we were considered the underdogs. That was going into the 2012 FA Cup semi-final,’ Carragher said.
‘It was a good Everton team. They had a decent striker, Nikica Jelavic, and the likes of Leighton Baines, Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini.
‘The last two years of my career, Everton finished above us. Before that, the last time Everton finished above Liverpool in successive years was when Liverpool were in the old second division in the 1950s. You have to go back to 1936 and 1937 to find it happening when they were in the same league table.
‘I think that FA Cup semi defeat was the beginning of the end of a very good Everton side. Everton finished above us in 2005 to make the top four, but they were a better team a few years later.
‘David Moyes was Everton manager for most of my career and when you look at what’s happened since he was seriously underrated.’
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