Edwin van der Sar compares Liverpool-linked midfielder to Paul Pogba

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Former Manchester United player and now CEO of Ajax, Edwin van der Sar, has recently compared Ryan Gravenberch to Paul Pogba.

Liverpool linked with Gravenberch

Gravenberch is just one of countless talents to have emerged from the famed Ajax academy over the years.

At just 19 years of age, he is still very raw, and has a lot to learn in the footballing world.

But, despite his tender years, the Amsterdam-born midfielder has already begun to garner regular minutes with Ajax’s senior side.

After impressing at youth level, Gravenberch was promoted to the club’s first-team setup during the 2019/20 campaign.

And the Dutchman went on to float in and out of Erik ten Hag’s squad.

The last 12 months+, though, have seen the youngster firmly cement himself in Ajax’s midfield ranks.

All told, Gravenberch has featured 72 times for the Eredivisie giants’ senior side to date.

And across these appearances, the seven-time capped Netherlands international has racked up 10 goals and eight assists.

Such fine form has seen Gravenberch attract interest from some top sides.

One of these was Liverpool, with reports earlier this year suggesting that the Reds wanted to make a summer move for the youngster.

Van der Sar compares Gravenberch to Pogba

Now, as mentioned above, the Liverpool-linked star has been earning comparisons to Man United’s Paul Pogba.

Speaking about Gravenberch recently, Van der Sar stated:

“Gravenberch is a midfielder: he is strong, physical, technical and tall. Let’s say that there is some similarity [with Pogba], but we don’t put too much pressure on Ryan. He’s a boy from 2002.”

Van der Sar is not the first to compare Gravenberch to Pogba, though, with a former youth coach of the midfielder stating the below back in March:

“Physically, I see Frank [Rijkaard] in him from back in the day, because he’s tall and very strong,” Tevreden said. “But technically, I would say he’s a better version of Pogba in his best days at Juventus. In terms of his technique and his presence on the pitch.”

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Chelsea FC	7	12	16
2	Liverpool FC	7	11	15
3	Manchester City	7	11	14
4	Manchester United	7	8	14
5	Everton FC	7	5	14
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	3	14
7	Brentford FC	7	4	12
8	Tottenham Hotspur	7	-4	12
9	West Ham United	7	4	11
10	Aston Villa	7	1	10
11	Arsenal FC	7	-5	10
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	-1	9
13	Leicester City	7	-3	8
14	Crystal Palace	7	-3	7
15	Watford FC	7	-3	7
16	Leeds United	7	-7	6
17	Southampton FC	7	-5	4
18	Burnley FC	7	-6	3
19	Newcastle United	7	-8	3
20	Norwich City	7	-14	1

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	6
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	4
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	4
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	4
Sarr, Ismaila	Watford FC	4
Townsend, Andros	Everton FC	3
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	3
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	3
Gray, Demarai	Everton FC	3
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	3
Lukaku, Romelu	Chelsea FC	3
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	3
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	3
Hwang, Hee-chan	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3
Raphinha	Leeds United	3
Greenwood, Mason	Manchester United	3
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	2
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	2

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	4
Skipp, Oliver	Tottenham Hotspur	0	4
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	0	3
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	0	3
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	3
Cooper, Liam	Leeds United	0	3
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	3
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	3
Veltman, Joel	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	3
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	3
Etebo, Oghenekaro	Watford FC	0	3
Djenepo, Moussa	Southampton FC	0	3
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	0	1
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	2
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	2
Jimenez, Raul	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	2
Raphinha	Leeds United	0	2
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	2
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	2
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	1	1

Player	Team	Assists
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Doucoure, Abdoulaye	Everton FC	4
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	4
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	3
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	3
Saint-Maximin, Allan	Newcastle United	3
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	3
Townsend, Andros	Everton FC	2
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	2
Ings, Danny	Aston Villa	2
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	2
Jimenez, Raul	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	2
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	2
Azpilicueta, Cesar	Chelsea FC	2
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion	2
King, Joshua	Watford FC	2
Pereira, Ricardo	Leicester City	2
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	2
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	2