Blues switch was the right call for Roberts

ONE phone call from Chris Davies was all Patrick Roberts needed to convince him to return to the Championship with Blues.

- By ALEX DICKEN

Roberts penned a season-long loan from Sunderland and was one of two deadline-day signings Blues made - the other being experienced defender Jack Robinson.

The winger worked with Blues manager Davies briefly at Celtic, when Roberts was an up-and-coming prospect on loan from Manchester City and Davies was Brendan Rodgers’ number two. Now, seven years later, Roberts will play under Davies again.

He told Blues+: “I know the manager, I worked with him when I was younger, so really, one phone call from him was all I needed.

“I was only young when I was at Celtic, him and Brendan Rodgers both helped me and you could see from there how he would take to being a manager. I spoke to some of the boys here, they said he’s very good and he's come a long way, and he’s a top coach.”