Swansea City manager Steve Cooper has hailed the leadership qualities of Ghana international Andre Ayew.
Ayew in the absence of team captain Matts Grimes lead his outfit to secure a 2-0 victory over Blackburn in the championship over the weekend and according to Cooper, he sees Ayew as a great leader.
The Black Stars skipper who has been a stand out performer for the Swans in the 2020/2021 campaign registered his name on the scoresheet in their encounter and also helped the club to ensure a back-to-back victory.
The club has so far gone four games unbeaten, with no goals conceded in the last two matches.
Speaking after the game Cooper said, "Andre is a leader, regardless of whether or not he wears the armband,"
"He always stands up and leads by example. He's a massive influence at this club.
"Not every game can be the purest; I think sometimes you have to accept that even though that's what we aim for.
"But it's also a good sign that in those games you can keep a clean sheet against a team that has scored more goals and had more shots than any other team so far. "
He continued: "It was a fantastic header from Cabango. You look at him and you can see he's a guy who is more than capable of doing that.
"We showed some good attributes today to win the game of football. The first half wasn't the prettiest, truth be told. We took a while to settle.
"But, second half I thought we were better. The game was played more in Blackburn's half which was the message at half-time”
The Swans currently occupy second position in the Sky Bet Championship table, four points behind leaders Reading.