Newcastle United star is the most underrated Premier League player says Danny Simpson

Danny Simpson has been talking about Newcastle United and one NUFC player in particular.

Later going on to win the Premier League title with Leicester, Simpson was a key player in the United team that finished fifth in the 2011/12 season.

Danny Simpson though focusing on this current Newcastle United player.

The retired player believing that this United star is the most underrated player in the Premier League.

Danny Simpson talking to WDW Bingo about…Jacob Murphy:

“Jacob Murphy is massively underrated.

“He has been so good for Newcastle over the past few years and how often does somebody notch double digit assists in a season and you barely hear a thing about it?

“He reminds me a lot of my old teammate Marc Albrighton.

“He delivers the ball perfectly and that’s why he gets so many assists.

“But he is also a quiet player, he does a solid job and gets on with being a footballer.

“Jacob Murphy is not flashy, so he will always be underrated, but it’s always great to have those kinds of players on your side.

“Marc was vital to that Leicester team when we won the Premier League.”

My thoughts

The stats don’t lie, as Danny Simpson indicates, Jacob Murphy managed 12 Premier League assists last season, many of them for Alexander Isak.

In 35 starts (and four sub appearances) in the Premier League and Carabao Cup last season, Murphy scoring nine goals and getting 14 assists.

This season, across eight starts (and five sub appearances) in the Champions League and Premier League, Jacob Murphy has scored two goals and got three assists.