You know the Conor Hourihane who strolls through Premier League games, scores goals and wins games for his club: where was that Conor Hourihane in Tbilisi? Hourihane's ears were buzzing with praise after he delivered a superb performance, with a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win, for Aston Villa in Monday's defeat of Newcastle United. Based on his passing, crosses, assists and goals scored, Hourihane got 261 points from the UEFA system: Eriksen had 968 points. Hourihane is clearly able to play at Premier League level but cannot impose himself on the game as much when the green shirt is donned. He has also faced hurdles at Villa: despite playing well in a league win at home to Brighton he was dropped the following week.

Source: Irish Independent November 27, 2019 02:36 UTC