article_snippet.sent: Glenn Murray now boasts the fifth-best goals-per-minute ratio in Europe's top five leagues.
article_snippet.sent: Much of Glenn Murray's success comes from Martin Demichelis cunning, a nous to win duels and subtly influence referees no doubt enhanced by years playing at the lower levels.
article_snippet.sent: And we're not just talking Leagues One and Two here, where Glenn Murray first began to shine with Rochdale and Brighton.
article_snippet.sent: Footballers just don't take that sort of path to the top anymore, but there is no doubt
article_snippet.sent: Glenn Murray, now 31, deserves Martin Demichelis chance.
article_snippet.sent: Despite Tony Pulis rugged style Murray, like most players, needs a proverbial arm around the shoulder to produce Tony Pulis best - something Alan Pardew has undoubtedly afforded Tony Pulis and that Neil Warnock before Tony Pulis emphatically failed to do.
article_snippet.sent: Pardew faith has been rewarded with a rich vein of goalscoring form that gives Murray the best goals-per-minute ratio of anyone in the Premier League.
article_snippet.sent: Only four players in Europe have a better ratio than Murray –
article_snippet.sent: though Murray – has some way to go to catch Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
article_snippet.sent: One thing is for sure though, Kompany will certainly be glad to see the back of Murray –, as was Pique 10 years ago.
highlights_snippet.sent: Glenn Murray now has best goals-per-minute ratio of anyone in Premier League .