Wigan boss Martinez: McCarthy excellent against Liverpool

Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez was delighted with the performance of James McCarthy after their win over Liverpool on Monday night.

Martinez hailed teenager McCarthy, a giant against Steven Gerrard, and justifying his decision to turn down Liverpool as a kid to make more steady progress to the top.

The Wigan chief said: "It didn't surprise me, nothing fazes him. He played against Brazil last week and now against his hero. It doesn't affect his decisions on the pitch.

"He looks like a really experience pro. He is a talker, he reads the game extremely well. His tactical knowledge is very rare for someone of his age but he has been playing since he was 15."

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Comments (3)

Liverpool! lol! what a joke of a club sorry i cant stop laughing

who cares about liverscum anyway they are a mid table club with dilusions of being a big club because they won a few titles in the 80's its 2010 now u idiots wake up

liverpol are a rabble nothing more to be said sack fat cat rafa and get someone in who will bring us the title