Coach of Scottish Premier League ( SPL) side Steven Gerrard has heaped praises on newly invited Super Eagles of Nigeria midfielder Joe Aribo after his display against East Fife in the Scottish League Cup.
Aribo scored one of the goals as the boys of Gerrard eased their way to a 3-0 win and the coach who made ten changes to his regular lineup but stuck with the 23 year old said Aribo will be the name on the lips of everyone who watched the game.
He said the Nigerian can easily pass as the best player ever to have played at the ground of East FIfe who are campaigning in the second division of Scottish League called the League One.
“Everyone will go away talking about Joe Aribo and rightly so,” Gerrard said after the game.
“I am not sure how many good players have been at this stadium, but I don’t think you will see many better than Joe”.
The summer signing has already earned his first call up to the senior national team of Nigeria for their upcoming friendly game against Ukraine largely due to his form since his summer move from Charlton to Rangers on a free transfer.
Since moving to Rangers, the central midfielder has scored four goals in 8 games in all competitions with an average of a goal every 165 minutes from the 658 minutes he has so far played this season.
