With Aaron Ramsdale in good form for Arsenal, Jordan Pickford’s place as number one for England looks under threat after years of iffy performances.
Pickford remarked: “He’s a great lad, Rammers, and I’m delighted that he’s flying.
“I see the games and he’s making worldies against Leicester! But that’s what you want. He’s your team-mate, he’s your friend.
“You don’t want them not going well, you want them to be in a good moment. I think that’s what we all want as a nation – people doing well for each other.
“Definitely, the same for Sam [Johnstone]. We’re playing for one badge, which is England.
“We get on really well, we train really hard and we push each other in training. And it just brings out the best of us. If we play or we don’t play we’re going back to our clubs having a successful week with England and being in the right frame of mind when we’re at our clubs.”
Pickford’s form has improved over the last year after his frequent errors saw him dropped by Carlo Ancelotti against Leicester City and Newcastle United last season, the threat of losing his place forcing him to sharpen up his game.
While his form has undoubtedly improved from costing his team easy goals every match, he is still far from a top class goalkeeper though.
In this video we look at the goals he conceded in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool and what more he could have done to stop them.
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