Had a great game despite receiving less cover from Nasri than he should have done. Rangel was constantly bombing forward but Nasri was caught infield or napping, leaving Kolarov with a 2 vs 1 on more than one occasion.
His cute ball through to Dzeko at the end of the first half would have been a great assist if he'd converted it and his goal was just brilliant. He read the pass, intercepted the ball and immediately surged upfield, the Swansea defenders seemed to think marking others was more important so he just kept going into the space and smashed it in. He made a lot of interceptions and vital tackles yesterday, top drawer performance.
Even without his improved defensive displays, with Pellegrini's "We don't care if you score, we'll score more" attitude, his attacking influence would put him ahead of Clichy for me but he's defending just as well as the Frenchman now. Happy days.
His cute ball through to Dzeko at the end of the first half would have been a great assist if he'd converted it and his goal was just brilliant. He read the pass, intercepted the ball and immediately surged upfield, the Swansea defenders seemed to think marking others was more important so he just kept going into the space and smashed it in. He made a lot of interceptions and vital tackles yesterday, top drawer performance.
Even without his improved defensive displays, with Pellegrini's "We don't care if you score, we'll score more" attitude, his attacking influence would put him ahead of Clichy for me but he's defending just as well as the Frenchman now. Happy days.