{"id":8809,"date":"2026-05-08T21:23:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8809"},"modified":"2026-05-08T21:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T21:23:38","slug":"nicky-butt-tips-man-utd-to-sign-england-player-who-could-get-surprise-world-cup-call-up-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8809","title":{"rendered":"Nicky Butt tips Man Utd to sign England player who could get surprise World Cup call-up | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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It wasn\u2019t working so quite rightly he moved on and kick-started his career.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jimmy is a bit like the player I was. Not the most talented but his drive and desire to get to the top is up there with anybody I\u2019ve seen.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Butt is confident that the Everton star will be with the Three Lions in North America this summer, where England will be looking to win their first men\u2019s trophy since 1966.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jimmy Garner has done himself a massive, massive favour playing how he played,\u2019 he added. \u2018He\u2019s been phenomenal this season. He\u2019s got it all, he can pass through the lines, he can defend, he can tackle, he can sprint.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s like a poorer man\u2019s version of Gerrard. 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