Scotland youngster Billy Gilmour has been compared to Xavi and Paul Gascoigne by Republic of Ireland legend Johnny Giles. The former Manchester United and Leeds midfielder admits he was thrilled to see Gilmour rip it up in the middle of the park for Chelsea against Liverpool.
But it was the fact he was willing to take players on that made him stand out to Giles. And the former Rangers wonderkid drew comparisons to the likes of Xavi and Ibrox legend Gazza from Giles.
The Ireland legend told Off the Ball: "I was very impressed with him. He is the best midfield player I have seen in a long time."In terms of a midfield player doing the traditional job - you couldn't earmark him as an attacking midfielder or a holding midfielder - he was just
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