Fans have been left stunned after hearing what Joe Cole said on commentary during Newcastle United's match against Chelsea.
On Saturday afternoon, the latest Premier League match weekend kicked off in the North East, with Newcastle welcoming Chelsea to St. James' Park.
After a disappointing 1-0 defeat in the Tyne-Wear Derby last weekend, Eddie Howe's men needed to respond in front of their own fans.
Against the Blues, the Magpies made a flying start as summer signing Nick Woltemade scored in the fourth minute.
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With 20 minutes on the clock, Woltemade scored again to make it 2-0.
Chelsea tried to get back into the match but were faced with a stubborn Newcastle defence.
The likes of Alejandro Garnacho and Pedro Neto failed to get into the match, with the former being well defended by Lewis Miley.
Miley, 19, was tasked with playing at right-back despite being a midfielder by trade.
Towards the end of the first half, after a brilliant piece of defending against Garnacho, Miley received praise from ex-Blues star Cole.
He said on TNT Sports: "I'm going to throw a name at him, Paolo Maldini defended like that. He looked hee was the one who was in control.
"He knew he had Garnacho and just ushered him off the pitch."
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Reacting on social media, one fan said: "Joe Cole has just compared Miley’s defending to Paolo Maldini."
Another tweeted: "I could’ve sworn I’ve just heard Joe Cole refer to Lewis Miley in the same sentence as Paolo Maldini?!"
A third fan added: "How is Joe Cole comparing Lewis Miley’s defending to Paolo Maldini man?"
Someone else wrote: "Not on my bingo card today was Joe Cole mentioning Maldini when talking about Lewis Miley."
A fifth commented: "Did Joe Cole just compare Lewis Miley to Paolo Maldini ???"
Another fan said: "Did Joe Cole just mention Paolo Maldini when talking about Miley shielding the ball out of play?…….hahahahaha."
Topics: Newcastle United, Chelsea, Football, Fan Reactions
Marcus Chan