"Monstrous" Jeremy Jacquet lauded by French media as Liverpool star shines in Italy draw

With nary William Saliba and nary Ibrahima Konate disposable to Zinedine Zidane, the doorway swung unfastened for Liverpool starlet Jeremy Jacquet to bargain the spotlight successful France's UEFA Nations League showdown with Italy connected Friday.

The 21-year-old had lone made his elder Bleus debut a fewer days beforehand, completing the afloat 90 minutes and helping his state support a cleanable expanse successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Belgium successful League A Group 1.

Jacquet unsurprisingly reprised his relation against the Azzurri astatine the Stade de France, wherever Michael Olise's escaped footwear broke the deadlock earlier Alessandro Bastoni equalised 13 minutes later.

A mostly ascendant France squad were up against it for the last 10 aft Jacquet's centre-back spouse Upamecano was dismissed for a 2nd bookable offence, but Zidane's depleted squad held retired for a hard-fought 1-1 draw.

Already archetypal prime for Liverpool alongside Virgil van Dijk, Jacquet sent Merseyside tongues wagging again connected Friday, registering a 100% occurrence complaint from 79 passes and making 8 antiaircraft contributions to gain precocious praise from the French media.

Liverpool's Jeremy Jacquet "monstrous" for France against Italy

Eurosport France labelled the erstwhile Rennes centre-back "monstrous" arsenic helium received a 7.5 rating, claiming that it is "extremely rare" to spot a defender of his property demonstrating specified a level of composure and conviction.

Despite his tender years, the "hyper-aggressive" Jacquet performed similar a "true leader" astatine the Stade de France, and his standout show means that "Saliba tin person attraction successful peace".

Le Parisien did not complaint Jacquet rather truthful highly, awarding the Liverpool antheral a 7/10, but nevertheless lauding his "dazzling" and "bluffant" - the equivalent to stunning - performance.

Meanwhile, Maxifoot handed Jacquet a 7.5/10 and besides highlighted the defender's assertive nature, his "impeccable" defending of his punishment area, and his "powerful, cleanable and authoritative" wide performance.

What did Zinedine Zidane accidental astir Jeremy Jacquet?

Jacquet's applaudable show helped France proceed their unbeaten commencement to beingness nether Zidane, who did not shy distant from heaping further praise connected the Liverpool youngster erstwhile speaking successful his post-game property conference.

"He was precise good, very, precise good, valiant," Zidane said. "He's not acrophobic to spell retired far, helium was precise bully successful the duels. In short, helium was precise bully erstwhile again. I've said it 4 times."

Jacquet is present expected to marque his 3rd successive French commencement erstwhile Les Bleus look Belgium connected Monday; Zidane's broadside beryllium apical of League A Group 1 with 7 points from their opening 3 games, 1 wide of the Red Devils.

The 21-year-old volition past instrumentality to Merseyside up of Liverpool's archetypal crippled backmost against Manchester City connected October 11, erstwhile helium should marque his sixth commencement from six top-flight games this term.

Liverpool prevarication sixth successful the Premier League table with 9 points from 5 matches, and lone Leeds United and Everton (three each) person conceded less than the 4 goals Andoni Iraola's men person fto successful truthful far.