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‘Gilmour is like Andy Murray, he’s something special’ – Ferguson lavishes praise on Chelsea teenager

Former Scotland skipper Barry Ferguson is a big fan of an 18-year-old midfielder he feels should be fast-tracked to the senior international stage

Chelsea youngster Billy Gilmour has been compared to tennis great Sir Andy Murray by Barry Ferguson, with Scottish football excited by the potential in a teenager who has “something special” about him.

At just 18 years of age, a promising midfielder is starting to make his mark on the grandest of stages at Stamford Bridge.

Frank Lampard has handed Gilmour Premier League minutes, while a full debut was taken in during a crushing 7-1 Carabao Cup victory over Grimsby on Wednesday.