Ashley Young lauded for ‘phenomenal’ moment in Everton v Leicester City
Ashley Young has been lauded for his assist by Courtney Sweetman-Kirk as Iliman Ndiaye scored the opening goal for Everton against Leicester City with the game ending 1-1.
The Toffees opened the scoring at the King Power Stadium through Iliman Ndiaye, but it was courtesy of the 39-year-old’s pass that he found himself in a position to find the back of the net.
Sweetman-Kirk, a talkSPORT pundit, waxed lyrical over the veteran full-back’s ability to find the summer signing.
Speaking on the Premier League world feed (21 September, 15:12), she said: “Absolutely phenomenal. The weight of pass is exceptional from Ashley Young.”
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Young is one of the players who is made the scapegoat for the club’s bad performances but he proved at 39 that he’s still got it.
The English full-back’s maturity was clear as day as he picked the ideal moment to play the ball through to Ndiaye.
A second earlier or later and the goal would not be scored and this vindicated Sean Dyche’s decision to pick him.
He started the game at left-back and apart from the goal, he combined extremely well with Ndiaye who played on the left wing.
The 39-year-old showed why he’s still an asset even though he’s nearing 40 – which is remarkable for an outfielder.
Dyche will be hoping that it’s not his last goal involvement of the season as he can certainly offer something in the final third.
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