Parker For England

 

He never produces 50yd passes, he never wants to be the star of the show, he just does the simple things well. He wins the ball and lays it off to players he knows can produce the magic.

"I'm not quite sure where he will play for England, because he's a bit of an all-rounder," said Souness when asked what Parker's best position is.

"Ultimately, that's where he'll play and I think in the very near future, he will end up playing for England there because he's a player who would complement the Lampards and Gerrards."

"I was very pleased with the first half. I thought we played some good football, passed it, kept it well and got our goal. I would have liked, obviously, to see Michael finish the second one, but we had three, maybe four, one-on-ones with the goalkeeper today which we have not had prior to Michael arriving.

"Give credit to Manchester City in the second half. We knew there would be a reaction from them because I felt we had dominated so much in the first half.

"They had a fair bit of the ball in the second half, but I cannot remember Shay having to make too many saves. You will talk about Michael getting his first home goal and how he finished it.

"But I would also like you to write about Shay's save from Sibierski early one when we were caught cold with a quickish free-kick and he got a good header in and Shay saved with his foot."