He isnt. He is a luxury player. Doesnt track back as much as he should, will struggle in a 4-4-2 as he cant do his share of defending
Adam is also very unfit and cant last the whole game. He fades away almost every time i've seen him play.
I can see Blackpool building a team around him but any team with european ambitions (even the europa league) should stay away from him.
Anderson has done well this season whenever i've seen him play and Carrick is vital to the way Man.Utd. play. He doesnt bust a gut getting forward, but he shields the backline possibly as well as anyone in the league.
Adam is the flavor of the month. Liverpool will do well to stay away from him