BBC pundit Garth Crooks made a huge blooper in his team of the week by including Liverpool’s Joel Matip.
In his reasoning, the former Tottenham striker claimed the Cameroon international ‘survived one or two scary moments’ against Jose Mourinho’s Spurs.
Garth Crooks made a huge blooper on his team of the weekCredit: PA:Empics Sport
Crooks wrote this about Matip’s inclusion in the side
He wrote: “He survived one or two scary moments but did enough against Spurs to help seal the win and then played a major role in Liverpool’s emphatic victory over Crystal Palace.”
And although he did feature in the 7-0 thrashing of Palace, Matip wasn’t even part of the Liverpool squad to play Tottenham through injury.
The BBC edited his comments after they were published but not before eagle-eyed fans took to Twitter.
One wrote: “I always suspected Garth Crooks didn’t really watch any of the matches and just picked players from a certain few teams that were doing well, kind of confirms my suspicions when he picks a player for his team of the week that didn’t even play.”
Another added: “Garth Crooks has had a mare.”
And a third said: “Garth Crooks critiquing Joel Matip when he didn’t even play against Spurs reminds me of when my drama teacher said in my school report that I was a quiet, thoughtful member of the class.
“I didn’t take drama.”
Crooks’ edit on Matip’s selection then read: “Matip hasn’t found it easy to settle in at Liverpool, especially since the arrival of Virgil van Dijk, but the Cameroonian looks very impressive alongside the combative Fabinho.”
Joel Matip starred against Palace but didn’t feature against TottenhamCredit: Rex Features
And some fans were again quick to point out that Matip was signed around 18 months before Van Dijk arrived at Anfield.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been forced to feature Matip alongside Fabinho because of their ongoing injury crisis at the back.
Van Dijk is likely to be sidelined for the rest of the campaign with a knee injury while Joe Gomez is also undergoing treatment on his knee.
Jurgen Klopp reads out touching letter to Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson during SPOTY
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
