West Brom manager Valerien Ismael hailed teenager Taylor Gardner-Hickman for his performance against Hull City in the week.
And a number of Baggies supporters have been reacting to Ismael’s comments after the club posted them on their official Twitter page on Thursday.
The 19-year-old was handed a first Championship start in the 1-0 win at The Hawthorns and took his opportunity with Darnell Furlong suspended.
Gardner-Hickman played on the right-hand side in a 3-4-2-1 system and made two tackles, one key pass and won six duels. [SofaScore]
He recorded a better match rating than senior professionals Jake Livermore and Matt Phillips, with West Brom sharing a clip of Ismael and Gardner-Hickman online.
Ismael labelled the youngster as man of the match, describing his performance as ‘great’.
West Brom fans react
This is what these Baggies fans had to say in reply to the club’s official post, with a few hoping to see him keep his place against Middlesbrough on Saturday but some taking the chance to hit out at Ismael.
“Klopp without the ability”
“I am really fond of our manager. It will end in tears as being fond of a manager always does, but it's great to have a manager who seems to be such a good bloke.”
“Agree Val not brave enough to stand by him cuz his shocking management is putting pressure on him”
“He better start next week”
“Don't drop him for Furlong!”
“Had a fantastic game. Shame he will more than likely be dropped”