Former England international Mathew Upson has eulogized Ghana international, Thomas Partey for his outstanding performance in the North London derby.
The midfielder scored a brilliant goal as Arsenal inflicted a 3-1 against Tottenham at the Emirates stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The 29-year-old made a quick injury return to make Mikel Arteta's starting eleven after missing Ghana's international friendlies against Brazil and Nicaragua.
Partey scored his third goal in Arsenal shirt with a sweet strike from 25 yards.
The Ghana International scored from the outside of the box with a beautiful strike into the top right corner.
Speaking to Stadium Astro, the former Arsenal defender showered praises on the Ghana international for his man of the match performance against Antonio Conte’s side.
“He was man of the match for me. I thought he was excellent. In terms of obviously the goal contribution, but the simplicity as well. We spoke about him being that rock, that anchor the midfield and allowing Xhaka and Odegaard to drift, knowing they’ve got Partey behind them,” Upson said.
“Today he was excellent. Had involvement in a lot of goals in terms of passing in the buildup. For me that’s a man of the match performance for a midfield player.” He said.
Partey lasted 73 minutes before he was replaced by Albert Sambi Lonkonga.