Shamelessly upped. Played ninety minutes today, most of which in a defensive midfield capacity. Not bothered about that though, just good for fitness levels etc. We did win 2-0, so I can't have been that bad.
Works his arse off and is neat and tidy, but rarely assists and scores even less often. Pretty similar iyam.
You can see why Fergie starts him in a lot of away games - he's excellent at closing down a wing, he works his socks off and he's very reliable and tidy.
Smith made a fucking excellent tackle after about 10 minutes, he's only played one bad pass and one bad tackle so far, which for his standards is about three miles above Pele on a good day.
Boro need the shit knocked out of them again. They were bound to fluke a win somehow, and plus they have an excellent record against Liverpool at the Riverside, it is certainly Liverpool's bogey ground.