He was good but he's not ageing very well
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- Appearances
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- Assists
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- Yellow cards
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I think you did expect too much, ideally he would be a solid bench option, competing with Donny for mins, not starting.
He does his best in that position, puts in a lot of effort for as long as he can. It is not his game though.
A bit wishy washy. Jury still out on him.
Guy looks past it. He's not the same player he was at Tottenham and if we're going to use him I think he should as close to the goal as possible instead of making him run deep in the midfield.
Looks slower than Mata. Not sure a two man midfield is for him. We saw a few glimpses of his passing ability but not quite enough.
Worked very hard, don't think he has the agility, and quickness to cause more danger up front. But can still be very good for the build up and long passes.
He's a rotational option at best. His legs are gone for this level.
Didn't think he was very good tonight. Had a slightly worse pass completion rate (65%) than Bruno (66%).
Was a lovely ball from him for the first goal but don't remember much more from him.
Was a lovely ball from him for the first goal but don't remember much more from him.
He was fine I thought. Definetly would look a lot better next to casemiro than mctominay
Thought he was the worst of our players tonight. Just didn't have the legs to compete. He'll be the one Frenkie replaces.
Not sure about the complaints. He did okay and has composure that we need
I thought he was quite good in the first but his influence faded. I don't know if his legs went or maybe just because Liverpool got on top.
Quality backup to have. No hard feelings.
Looking forward to new arrivals so everyone can just benefit.
Looking forward to new arrivals so everyone can just benefit.
Probably the weakest link of our players today. Some nice moments, but lack of physicality enough to raise questions. I hope he becomes a rotation/bench player.
And good work rate. He might not be a starter every week but he still can play a big role
Was good in the first half with the pass leading to the goal, second half faded though
Folk are being a bit harsh, I think he has covered the most distance so far out of everyone in our squad so it's natural being tired like that.
A double pivot of casemiro and de jong should allow him plenty of respite to do his thing.
A double pivot of casemiro and de jong should allow him plenty of respite to do his thing.
Will be an imprtant 12, 13th or 14th man. Not an undisputed starter for me, but lets see how the team settles in a couple of weeks.
He was good while we were on top I thought. It was a shame we didn't get more out of the beautiful pass on the volley out to Sancho. He isn't quite suited to chase the ball as much as we did when Liverpool got in to the game. He needs more aggression as well, he's a bit too happy to mark channels at times.
Ineffective I thought, surprised he didn’t get brought off sooner, can’t get about the pitch as quick as was needed against a top side.
A steady hand, but not a huge part of the flow of the game.
I don't think he'll start most games, but he's a great option to have.
His off the ball movement in defence is not seen/praised enough. Made it easy for Malacia to defend today. Always there to back him up. Reminded me of Carrick with his clever off the ball movement today.
We've done a good job of replacing Mata 
Looks like a guaranteed starter to me.
Thought he was very good today myself. Our best midfielder on the day. If Bruno had a fraction of his composure he'd be up there with KdB as the best attacking midfielder in the league.
Was very good tonight. Kept it simple and kept us ticking with his passes, defensively was positioned very good. Him and Casemiro might work nicely in the future if we dont get FDJ.
He didnt make mistakes and he had some good moments but overall wasnt that great.
Hard to judge him against a top team, we're really finding our feet still and he's going to thrive more when we can dominate the ball and he can orchestrate a bit more. I don't think he'll start in future fixtures like this but he works hard and did his job tonight.
Feel he's a bit of a spent force. His short passing is good but has a bit of Mata about him physically. His crosses are good but not as a good as they were.
He's better midfielder than I thought, in general he does most things right, he just does it too slow.
I still don't understand the benefit of playing him so deep but I guess this was the last game we needed to do that so who cares.
I still don't understand the benefit of playing him so deep but I guess this was the last game we needed to do that so who cares.
had some good passes, brain man, and good for free kicks
By far the best midfielder in your squad. Stop looking for something spectacular every minute and appreciate how he makes everyone around him better.
He didn't set the world on fire tonight but he's never going to be at his best in games like this when he has to run and defend more than anything else. He should always be an automatic starter against teams where we expect to dominate possession though because there's no midfielder in the squad whose better on the ball than him.
Was ok
Let's be honest there wasn’t a queue of clubs lining up to sign him last January or even this summer. Good squad player to have but that’s about it for me.
Let's be honest there wasn’t a queue of clubs lining up to sign him last January or even this summer. Good squad player to have but that’s about it for me.
He feels more like a slightly better replacement for the role Mata has filled in recent years, but he will presumably play a lot of minutes due to lack of other options.
He hasn't been bad, but doesn't look much like he did at Spurs
He hasn't been bad, but doesn't look much like he did at Spurs
Did alright but his best position is higher up on the pitch. I'm still convinced that he's going to be a great signing for us.
Fantastic first half. Was integral to putting attacks together. He waned in the 2nd half but he'll kick on from this. Our best technical midfielder.
Great from dead ball situations, but looked a little lost out there tonight. He’ll show his quality when we’re playing against a packed defence and we need some guile.
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