Sunderland boss David Moyes has hailed the form of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford this season.
Pickford, who has been nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, continues to win admirers for a string of impressive displays, with his pinpoint distribution catching the eye too.
Moyes told the Sunderland Echo: “He's obviously a very big kicker, I thought some of his passes against Watford recently, it was like watching a top midfield player.
“He's just got to be careful, that it isn't something he needs to do to get noticed or to be seen, because then it adds risks to his game. At the moment he's not doing that, he's limiting it.
“He's a very good passer, he can go short, he can play long, it is such a big part of goalkeeping these days.
“Against Leicester he had something like 70 per cent pass accuracy, against Manchester United I think it was down to about 40, so we're keeping an eye on it.
“Of course there are other things, Darmian out jumped Victor [Anichebe] quite a lot so you can't read too much into it, but we're always on to make sure his distribution is good, as a team we need it, it's a big weapon for us."
Source: tribalfootball.com