Manchester United legend Gary Neville is full of praise for Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren.

Lovren has had a stormy week in which he made some unsavoury comments about Sergio Ramos in a now expired Instagram Live video, following Croatia's win over Spain.

Speaking about the defender on Sky Sports, Neville said: "He was a little bit gobby in the World Cup, wasn't he?"

"I have to say that for me with Lovren, when he was at Southampton I absolutely loved him. And when Liverpool signed him it didn't surprise me at all.

"I think it took him time to settle in. I think now he actually seems to be getting better again. He's passionate about playing for his country.

"I did think that he and [Domagoj] Vida at the World Cup would struggle, I thought he would give them more problems.

"But they did quite well in the game in the end. He's confident in himself, he's got a lot of belief. To be fair, when he's at his best he's a top centre half."