Pundit Danny Murphy has said that as brilliant as Casemiro is, Rodri is the best defensive midfielder in the world.
Ever since the £70 million (Sky Sports) man has stepped foot into the Premier League, he has constantly been compared to the Manchester City lynchpin.
However, pundit Danny Murphy firmly believes that Rodri is in a league above Casemiro
What pundit Danny Murphy said about Rodri vs Casemiro
Former Sky Blues defender Joleon Lescott held the same opinion, which goes to show just how excellent the Spanish international has been.
Since last season, the 26-year-old has simply been in a different stratosphere, as City have found their ideal successor to Fernandinho.
Pundit Danny Murphy had his say on the Rodri vs Casemiro debate on the FIVE YouTube channel.
“This ain’t against Casemiro because I think he’s different gravy. Rodri, for me is the best holding midfielder in the world. The main job is without the ball, which is brilliant but with the ball, he never loses it. And his end product is not bad”, pundit Danny Murphy initially said when explaining Rodri is better than Casemiro, according to him.
“He’s not quite got Casemiro’s creativity. Casemiro sometimes hits a ball and you’re like, ‘oh!’. And he scores the odd goal. I’ll tell you what’s amazing about Rodri. I looked at this before I come on today.”
“I saw this team [Premier League Team of the Year] and I thought, ‘how’s Rodri not in it?’ He’s not played less than 44 games in a season. 52, 48. He does not miss a game! The only game he missed was when Pep left him out of the Champions League final against Chelsea.”
MCN View: Rodri is more complete than the Manchester United No.6
Pundit Danny Murphy nails who wins the debate on the head, as while the Manchester United anchor is top-class, the former is simply more complete.
The Brazilian possesses a better engine than the former Atletico Madrid midfielder.
But Rodri’s reading of the game is better, which ensures that he is not as reckless.
While in possession, there is no defensive midfielder on the planet that can even compete with the two-time Premier League winner, who runs games from the base of midfield.
