Ben Foster has been waxing lyrical about Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow, during Sky Sports show Saturday Social.
The 30-year-old has been the number one stopper for the Magpies this season, with Martin Dubravka spending time out injured.
He has played every Premier League game this season, keeping four clean sheets in the process.
Foster, currently at Watford, was asked to pick his top five goalkeepers in the Premier League based on current form alone.
Ex-Nottingham Forest man Darlow was named in fourth place ahead of Leeds star Illan Meslier, with Foster impressed.
He told Sky Sports show Saturday Social: “On current form, Karl Darlow is up there with any of them at the moment. The saves he’s making are outrageous. Absolutely outrageous.
“He’s done it all season and bearing in mind he’s not normally the first choice keeper there.
“He’s normally second, sometimes the third choice. For him to be thrown in and perform how he has, it’s been incredible.
How much longer will Darlow stay in the team?
On current form, Martin Dubravka faces a real fight to win his short back from the stopper.
Some have tipped him for an England call-up, although Foster himself did seem to brush that under the carpet.
Darlow has often been forced into a role playing second fiddle at St James’ Park and at 30, he’ll be keen to keep the gloves.
The stopper has kept four clean sheets during the campaign but perhaps that doesn’t tell a full story.
A good goalkeeper is only as good as the player’s in front of him and often some of those have been found wanting.
Some of the saves he has made have been outstanding and the £25,000-a-week star is deserving of his praise this season.
Bruce’s squad is in need of some strengthening during the summer.
With Dubravka snapping at Darlow’s heels, however, the Newcastle goalkeeping department looks particularly strong.
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