Gary Megson has hailed Jussi Jaaskelainen as one of the top three goalkeepers in the country.

The big Finn looks set to make his 400^th appearance for Bolton Wanderers on Sunday against Manchester City, and Megson paid tribute to the 33-year-old's fantastic achievement.

The Bolton manager also praised goalkeeping coach Fred Barber for his skills in nurturing Jaaskelainen into a world class stopper over the course of the last decade.

Megson said: "It's a great achievement and he has proved to be a fantastic signing by Colin Todd.



"Fred Barber, who is as good a goalkeeping coach as anyone in the country, has brought Jussi through and is doing the same with Ali Al-Habsi. He's a very good goalkeeping coach and the people who work with him on a daily basis would bear testimony to that.

"But Jussi himself is a great lad, a great trainer and he is probably in the top three goalkeepers in the country.

"In the Tottenham game a couple spilled out of his hands and it probably was a mistake for the penalty, but I thought he was excellent against Everton without having a huge amount to do.

"His distribution and his talking was first class and he made a fine save when he had to in the last minute, so it's great to have him here."