“Back from the dead” – Rio Ferdinand lauds Super Eagles star’s remarkable comeback

The Nigeria worldwide is drawing reward from completely different quarters following a superb begin to the 2022/23 marketing campaign

Manchester United hero Rio Ferdinand has applauded Nigerian midfielder Alex Iwobi for positively turning round his profession at Everton.

After flattering to deceive in his first two and half years with the Merseysiders, Iwobi is having fun with a brand new lease of life beneath the steerage of former Chelsea man Frank Lampard.

Earlier than Sunday, Iwobi had established his place among the many most constant performers within the English Premier League this time period.

The Nigeria worldwide accounted for 3 assists in his final 4 Premier League matches earlier than Everton clashed with Manchester United at Goodison Park.

And towards the Purple Devils, Iwobi produced a purpose proper out of the highest drawer at hand the Toffees the lead towards United after solely 5 minutes.

Iwobi pushed upfield to obtain the ball proper on the fringe of the customer’s field. The previous Arsenal winger opened up his physique and curled an unstoppable strike past David de Gea.

Nonetheless, objectives from Brazil’s Anthony (fifteenth minute) and Cristiano Ronaldo (forty fourth minute) helped United declare the win and all of the all three factors on supply.

Nonetheless, Rio Ferdinand is impressed with how Iwobi has reinvented himself liking the Nigerian’s comeback like that of Arsenal’s Swiss midfield ace Granit Xhaka.

“What a strike,” Ferdinand instructed “Vibe with 5”.

“After Xhaka most likely, who has come again from the useless, he’s (Iwobi’s) had the largest form of rebuild.”

Alex Iwobi’s 25-yard stunner towards Manchester United is his first purpose within the Premier League after 9 video games this season.

Much more impressively, Iwobi’s purpose – his fifth in 92 appearances for the Toffees since he joined in August 2019 – was Everton’s 1,five hundredth within the Premier League.