Barkley 'a class above everyone else on the pitch'
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Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson says Luton Town boss Rob Edwards will want to take momentum from Tuesday's FA Cup third-round replay win over Bolton Wanderers into their Premier League survival bid.
"On the list of priorities at the start of the season, the FA Cup would not have been anywhere near the top," Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
"Staying in the Premier League is the objective and a tie against Everton or Crystal Palace in the next round probably isn't too appealing.
"What is appealing though is a six-game run with only one defeat, which is of huge importance to them. He [Edwards] wants to take that performance - what they've shown in the FA Cup - into league points to keep the run going because a winning run is just as difficult to get out of as a losing one.
"Momentum-wise, absolutely he wanted to come here and get a result. He made five changes from the team that drew at Burnley, but it was still a very strong team.
"Ross Barkley was the anchor of everything, he was brilliant again - a class above everyone else on the pitch. He really is showing his credentials and why he was bought to the club."