Many Everton fans were heaping praise on Lucas Digne following his return from injury as he played a key role in the 2-1 victory over Wolves on Tuesday night.
The French international was instrumental in the Blues’ win as his guided cross was met by Alex Iwobi superbly on the half-volley for an early opening goal. The Toffees’ opener and a late headed goal from Michael Keane ensured that a well-worked Wolves goal from Ruben Neves would could for nothing for the home side.
Digne was operating out of position, appearing to feature as a winger in a dynamic 4-4-2 system which lacked natural striking options. His assist for Iwobi was his fifth of the season – the joint-most of any Everton player so far in 2020/21.
Carlo Ancelotti was unsurprisingly positive about his side’s performance in unusual and injury-hampered circumstances, saying : “We knew this would be a difficult game to play here.
“We had a different approach without Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin. We played more to attack the flanks with Iwobi and Digne and it worked well because the first goal was a fantastic combination.”
These Everton fans took to Twitter to praise the £90,000-a-week Digne for his creative excellence in a “brilliant” performance from the 27-year-old:
Twitter: @LucasDigne @premierleague Best left back itw
(@Jxmes_SZN)
Twitter: @LucasDigne @premierleague Brilliant lad
(@grandoldteam)
Twitter: @Jxmes_SZN @LucasDigne @premierleague Best Left Midfielder !!!! (@SteGriff1967)
Twitter: @LucasDigne @grandoldteam @premierleague Stay in midfield Lucas, you can assist DCL with another 15 goals….Let Go… https://t.co/xu4PwdnqWB (@SteGriff1967)
Twitter: @LucasDigne @premierleague You’re unreal mate (@HeroicMoise)
Twitter: @LucasDigne @premierleague you’re a magician mate https://t.co/84mukFDf2X (@KarlC1878)
