He was in the thick of it in the middle of the park winning challenges, making intelligent passes and playing a key role in keeping the team ticking and back to their best. (kopleft.com)
For every one of there strong battling midfielders we have a clever intelligent passing one. (justarsenal.com)
This wasn't the kind of game where he would run all the show, due to the physicality of the game, but he did well creating chances with intelligent passing and generally had a good performance. (theclockend.com)