Sky Sports pundit and former-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Romelu Lukaku could push Everton into the top-four come the end of the season.
The Belgium striker, who was a real-hit for West Bromwich Albion last season, scored a brace last night during the side’s 3-2 win over Newcastle United at Goodison Park and after the game, Carragher admitted that The Toffees could get Champions League football with Lukaku leading the line.
He told Monday Night Football: “He’s the type of player you look at as defenders and you think ‘that’s probably why I retired’. You don’t really want to be coming up against players like that.
“He has the goals, the power and the strength, but did you see the pass for the second goal for Barkley and the weight of that pass? He’s got so much about him.
“If you think about the Everton sides under David Moyes they were solid defensively and had good compact midfields but they always lacked a standout striker.
“They had Tim Cahill, who’d play off the front and would get goals, but you look at this lad in his first game-and-a-half in the Premier League for Everton and he’s got three goals and one assist. Have they ever had a striker of that quality?
“David Moyes got them to the Champions League once and they got knocked out in the qualifying round and Roberto Martinez says Bill Kenwright put him under a little bit of pressure in his first interview by mentioning the Champions League.
“But they are there now and with this striker that they haven’t had before then who knows?”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
