Ex-Chelsea captain on what pleased him about Tosin's performance in Fulham's win vs Liverpool

Published: March 07, 2021

Liverpool's top four hopes are in danger following their 1-0 loss to Fulham on Sunday afternoon, their sixth consecutive home loss in the Premier League.

Mario Lemina became the latest player to add his name to the list of visiting match winners thanks to his strike in the 45th minute.

Named in the starting lineup for the 24th consecutive game, Manchester City academy product Tosin Adarabioyo put in an excellent personal display against the champions, making an astonishing seventeen clearances over the course of ninety minutes, according to stats from Whoscored.

The Anglo-Nigerian center back has helped the Cottagers keep an impressive six clean sheets in their last ten outings in the Premier League.

Speaking during commentary on the Premier League world feed, former Chelsea captain Andy Townsend revealed what pleased him about the performance of Tosin Adarabioyo and his center-back partner Joachim Andersen.

Townsend said in the 70th minute : "So far Andersen and Tosin their positional play have been excellent, really good.

"Together they are concentrating, clearly have a decent understanding.

"They've just got to keep that going, twenty long minutes still to go in this match."

Adarabioyo and his Fulham teammates will be hosting table-toppers Manchester City in their next Premier League match on Saturday, March 13.

Igho Kingsley

Photo Credit : fulhamfc.com

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