Elliot Anderson may be getting rave reviews for his performances in a Bristol Rovers shirt, but Joey Barton believes the playmaker needs to become more productive to break through at parent club Newcastle United.
Rarely would a teenage prospect on loan in League Two get so much attention, but that is testament to the impact Anderson has made in a blue and white shirt. Aesthetically, he is a talent far superior to the level; Magpies star Allan Saint-Maximin was right about the 19-year-old's ability with the ball at his feet and Eddie Howe has certainly been proved correct in his view that a club higher up the pyramid should have taken Anderson on loan in January.
Anderson has proven a nightmare one-on-one matchup for any League Two defender he has encountered so far and the playmaker's three goals and three assists in 15 appearances have had a significant influence in Rovers' excellent form.
