Highly effective when either shooting or
assisting from dead ball situations, the Ecuadorian will be expected to pull the strings and will have no nerves about facing United, having previously impressed for Rubin Kazan in the Europa League against Tottenham a few years back.
The height, strength and experience of our BFG may well have been better suited to dealing with the West Ham striker's threat and as we knew that Dimitri Payet was a real
threat from dead ball situations I am surprised that the boss did not go for Mertesacker.
After all, Allegri understood this and employed the same tactic: Juventus on the defensive and ready to pounce on the counterattack produced a 1 - 1 game with two shots on
goal from dead ball situations.