It is amazing what a bit of prime airtime can do. Joachim Andersen enjoyed a fine first season at Crystal Palace, but was hardly widely lauded beyond Selhurst Park, with centre-back partner Marc Guehi more regularly the focus having made a more eye-catching switch from west London to south, arriving from European champions Chelsea rather than relegated Fulham.
Just a week into the new campaign, however, and Andersen heads to Anfield for tonight’s meeting with Liverpool with his reputation notably enhanced after a superb performance against Arsenal in last week’s showpiece Premier League season-opener. It was, despite the 2-0 loss, a terrific display and not one that will have come as a surprise to Patrick Vieira, nor the Palace fans that watched the 26-year-old play 34 times in the League last term.
