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Lambert hails 'top-class' striker Benteke

February 4, 2013
By Ian Edwards
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has heaped further praise on Christian Benteke and said he believes the Belgian striker can still be a Premier League player with the club next season.

For the second time in 2012-13, Benteke scored twice on Merseyside - but this time, his efforts resulted in only a point at Everton, when a repeat of the pre-Christmas victory at Liverpool was both needed and within Villa's grasp.

"To play the way he is playing and get the goals he has scored, ...

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