Fulham’s Joao Palhinha reveals midfield role models – ‘I always liked Sergio Busquets and Xavi Hernandez’

Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha has revealed that the players he looked up to most when he was young were Barcelona legends Sergio Busquets and Xavi Hernandez. The Portugal international admitted he doesn’t “have their characteristics” but described them as two players “I appreciated when I was young.” Fulham face Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday, live on TNT Sports.