There was a lot of talk about Thomas Partey or Houssem Aouar at Arsenal this summer, but in the end, they decided to plump for the former Atletico Madrid midfielder on deadline day.
It looked like Aouar may be better as a pure playmaker, but Partey is starting to show that he’s the complete midfielder.
The attention will always be on Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes when Man United are playing, but it was the Ghanaian who stood out as the dominant midfielder in the game today.
He was mainly used in the defensive phase to keep things tight and win the ball back, but the stats show that he was outstanding in every single phase of the game:
Thomas Partey’s game by numbers vs. Man Utd:
100% long pass accuracy
100% aerial duels won
93% pass accuracy
11 ball recoveries
3 successful take-ons
3 tackles won
2 interceptions
2 fouls wonWhat a player he is. 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/UUqcMMgpgC
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) November 1, 2020
