Kyle Walker has heaped praise on Curtis Jones after his first experience of playing alongside the Liverpool midfielder.

The two players could not be enjoying more contrasting fortunes at the minute. While Walker and Manchester City look to be in freefall, with the right-back coming in for particularly close scrutiny, Jones is enjoying a sensational season.

The academy graduate looks to have firmly established himself within Liverpool’s team now, with the 23-year-old loving life under new head coach Arne Slot. His form saw him earn his senior international debut with England last month, and he certainly made an impression.

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Jones scored on his first appearance for the Three Lions in Greece, and even won the Player of the Match award to underline his growth as a player over the last few months, leaving his teammates to watch on in awe.

Speaking on his curiously-titled podcast You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker, the City defender reflected on his first impressions of the Liverpool star after finally getting the chance to play alongside him.

“Curtis Jones in both of the games was fantastic,” Walker said. “I think he played really well. It's the first time that I've played with him. Obviously, I've played against him numerous times for Liverpool, but to actually play with him, he's got some ability.

"I feel that he controlled the game. He played the game at his tempo, he got on the ball. Normally, when certain players or players in the past have come to the England team and got their debut, they've not really expressed themselves as he did and I think that just shows the confidence that he's taking on from this season given the game time that he's got at Liverpool and under the new manager and he's brought into the national team. I thought it was a breath of fresh air.”

Liverpool.com says: Jones is finally getting the recognition he deserves. He has been superb this season, and he’s clearly thriving under Slot - it tells you everything that he’s playing as often as he is in this Liverpool midfield at the moment, given the levels that Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai have been at.

More England caps are surely lying in wait for him now, and hopefully he continues to do the business for the Reds. Oh, and one final note - Kyle, you really need to change the name of your podcast…