Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson is set to star at the World Cup this summer in his first tournament as an England starter.
Anderson has kicked on in two seasons at Forest, and the number eight now has some huge football clubs chasing his signature.
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The number eight will link up with Declan Rice in the England team under Thomas Tuchel, with the Three Lions looking to win the tournament for the first time since 1966.
Ahead of the tournament, pundits have been discussing England’s chances, and Gary Neville has made a very weird claim involving Anderson.
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Gary Neville makes strange Elliot Anderson claim
On the eve of the World Cup getting underway, Neville has made a claim that Forest fans will strongly disagree with.
Anderson has proved himself as an all-round midfielder since signing for Forest from Newcastle in the summer of 2024.
He excels out of possession, but it’s fair to say that he’s grown with the ball, and the statistics proved that during 2025/26.
Neville, however, is worried about Anderson – and Rice – having the ability to get England driving forward with the ball.
He said on The Overlap: “You’re going to have Konsa and Guehi, and then ahead of them you will have Anderson and Rice. All of those are good players in their own right but that will not get England playing from the back. I’ve seen it too many times from England in the past.”
Anderson’s passing ability might surprise Neville
The issue with pundits these days is that they’re so busy covering games that they don’t always see too much of certain players.
That certainly appears to be the situation with Neville when it comes to watching Anderson.
The statistics platform Gradient Sports have posted some intriguing numbers on social media, and perhaps Neville would be wise to take a look.
Anderson led the pressing charts in the Premier League when it came to central midfielders, whilst no player completed more line-breaking passes than any central midfielder in the Premier League during 2025/26.
Anderson constantly shows for the ball and recycles it extremely well when he does get in possession with the number backing up that notion.
Neville is right to have some reservations regarding the England squad at the World Cup, but feeling that Anderson and Rice could prove limited just feels very wrong.
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