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Liverpool legend Carragher: Ibe looks better bet than £20M Markovic

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher was impressed by Jordon Ibe in their victory at Southampton.

Carragher says Ibe's emergence puts pressure on big money signing Lazar Markovic.

"I'm not criticising Markovic, but he's a £20million signing and he had to come off because he was finding it difficult. This young lad's (Ibe's) understanding of the game... A young wide player is the one player in football that a manager will always mistrust. He'll always look at a big away game, and think 'I'll take the young wide player out'.

"Now, he's playing in the wing-back position. The fact that he's stayed on, and the other fella (Markovic) has had to come off. It's not about going forward today, he virtually played at right-back. His understanding is brilliant, and long may it continue."

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