Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored his fourth goal in four games for Leeds, proving doubters wrong, embarrassing Rio Ferdinand and Viktor Gyokeres, and staking a very real \u2013 if unbelievable \u2013 claim for a place in Thomas Tuchel\u2019s England squad for the World Cup.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s just the second time in his career, after a five-game run between September and October 2020, that Calvert-Lewin has scored in four consecutive Premier League appearances; his current rate of 0.53 goals per 90 is the best in any season of his career.<\/p>\n
Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool is quite the run of teams to score against before this latest goal against Brentford; his equaliser after Jordan Henderson had given the hosts the lead is the clearest sign yet that the 28-year-old is back close to his best.<\/p>\n
Jamie Redknapp compared him to Michael Jordan in the Sky Sports studio, such was the hang time before he connected with Willy Gnonto\u2019s cross to head past\u00a0Caoimhin Kelleher. And for a player so horribly and consistently struck down by injuries it felt like more than a goal.<\/p>\n
It was a display of the physicality he\u2019s been short of for so long, memories of which continued to see him linked with Premier League giants throughout the low and when he was available on a free transfer from Everton in the summer.<\/p>\n
Manchester United considered him, but withdrew interest as a result of his injury-record \u2018red flag\u2019<\/a><\/strong>, much to the relief of Ferdinand.<\/p>\n \u201cDominic Calvert-Lewin? What are you chatting about bruv?\u201d Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cCalvert-Lewin can\u2019t stay fit. No. Why would we bring him in to this club? This club is built on the academy and we\u2019ve got Chido Obi sitting there. Play him\u00a0if you just need someone for a few games rather than someone who\u2019s older and can\u2019t stay fit.<\/p>\n \u201cSign Calvert-Lewin? On what grounds? No, I\u2019m sorry, I disagree massively, I disagree massively. What message does that send to the rest of the Premier League or more importantly to your squad?\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cmessage\u201d on current form had he signed for United would be that they have a fit-for-purpose striker ready to finish off the vast number of chances they create that are currently being missed by misfiring forwards.<\/p>\n MORE ON THE SUNDAY FOOTBALL FROM F365<\/strong> Arsenal were also frequently linked with Calvert-Lewin in the past and often criticised for that interest, but he\u2019s got five goals to Gyokeres\u2019 four in the Premier League, with both strikers featuring for just shy of 1000 minutes.<\/p>\n Calvert-Lewin gave a typical \u2018I\u2019m just focusing on my football\u2019 answer when asked about a possible England recall ahead of the summer, but the chances of what would be a remarkable return having won his last cap over four years ago have been boosted this season, not just by his own return to form but his rivals\u2019 shocking failure to prove they\u2019re worthy of being Harry Kane\u2019s World Cup backup.<\/p>\n
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