Danny Murphy’s strange criticism of Leicester continues

Former Liverpool midfielder and current BBC pundit Danny Murphy has criticised Leicester City once more. This time it is ridiculous!

Danny Murphy disrespected Leicester City recently, suggesting effectively that they are a small club and that James Maddison would essentially be mad to reject Manchester United and stay a Fox. Though many fans and pundits questioned the logic.

The former Reds player believes United still have the draw for great players, despite languishing in the Premier League and other competitions. In all honesty the Red Devils are in disarray currently.

Not to mention Leicester presently having the most promising contemporary prospects and an extremely bright future. This has much to do with underway building on a world-class training facility; as well as top six-quality manager Brendan Rodgers at the helm.

Possibly in three or five years Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team may be challenging sides like Rodgers’ and Chelsea again. But there is maybe decades to go, if ever, until they close the gap on their main rivals Manchester City along with Liverpool. Those clubs are light years in front of United.

Latest Danny Murphy comments on Leicester City

These latest comments were made as the Englishman appeared, as he regularly does, on talkSPORT. Murphy said that Jesse Lingard – linked with an astoundingly unlikely swap deal for Maddison – would consider himself worthy of a “bigger club than Leicester”.

Now, let’s just put to one side the fact that Lingard, on form from the last year-and-a-half, would be lucky to be desired or making the XI of a bottom-half placed premiership outfit. The ex-professional also bizarrely speculated that the Foxes would prefer a cash deal for the ‘not-for-sale’ 23-year-old.

Then remember that Leicester do not want to sell their asset at all: and you come to the realisation that Murphy is stealing a living, while inarticulately inventing unrealistic hearsay. Oh, and “placing himself in Lingard’s shoes”: is of course a way to make an assumption that can be deflected.

Rather than trying to conceive pompous idiocies, Foxes of Leicester implore Murphy to concentrate on the games he is commentating on so his punditry becomes more authentic, likable and believable. Because at the moment he is targeting an up and coming club as though he’s attempting to halt their progress – as non-members of the established order – which he will not!