As Arsenal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday, Thomas Partey delivered a midfield masterclass.
Partey, 27, starred for the Gunners, who at Old Trafford secured three big points.
The Ghanaian, who arrived for £45 million in the summer transfer window, showed off both sides of his game as he produced passes from midfield and broke up play.
In the first-half alone, he completed three take-ons and recovered the ball eight times, among other stats.
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Partey’s stellar performance got fans talking online with many comparing him to Paul Pogba who failed to influence the match.
One Twitter user wrote: “Partey rightly gets all the praises in this half but Elneny has been underrated. Superb partnership by both in midfield so far though.”
A second tweeted: “Thomas Partey has been the best player on the pitch by some distance. Looking forward every time he gets the ball.”
A third added: “He’s been everywhere, would have hated being a United player in that half because every time they turned Partey was on top of them.”
The 1-0 victory over United moves Arsenal to 8th in the Premier League with 12 points on the board.
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Thomas Partey's first half:
3/3 take-ons (most in game)
8 ball recoveries (most in game)
29/32 passes (most of Arsenal players)
6/7 final third passes pic.twitter.com/Rss8OIngVy— James Benge (@jamesbenge) November 1, 2020
Thomas Partey is world class, I’m sorry you don’t know football if you think otherwise. pic.twitter.com/S4v11D0a3H
— Sharyf🦁 (@Sharyf__) November 1, 2020
Thomas Partey has gone beyond adapting to the Premier League and has become the entire Premier League in a matter of days. A truly impressive feat.
— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) November 1, 2020
Partey is everywhere ffs
— Trey (@UTDTrey) November 1, 2020
Partey dominating Pogba in the midfield with relative ease. You love to see it.
— UberArsenal™ (@UberAFC) November 1, 2020
