No coincidence we seemed to have more control despite the sending off when he came on. He put his foot on the ball and slowed things down. We need to do far more of that in general. The Chelsea game was a prime example.
However it was very worrying on the one occasion when he bombed forward (from a tackle he won very well), and he needed to track back down the right, he looked incredibly slow. Slower than Milner even. We have given him a 4 year deal, what's he going to look like at the end of that?
Certainly seems like the right profile, and looks like he'll contribute. But I hope we have another 6 coming in to help him.