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da bet7k： Javier Manquillo has received some strong criticism in his time at Newcastle since joining in the summer of 2017 from Atletico Madrid. The Spaniard made 21 Premier League appearances last season and was shaky at best.
This season he has made just 9 starts for the Toon and his defensive stats are very similar to last season, averaging 1.5 tackles per game compared to 1.7 last term, the same amount of interceptions and 2.4 clearances per game compared to 2.3.
So, by looking at the stats he is still the same as last season, but on Friday he had a very solid game dealing with the threat of Harvey Barnes and then Marc Albrighton – although he could have give away a penalty when he tugged back Youri Tielemans late on.
The 24-year-old has managed to register two assists for the Magpies this season, however passing to Fabian Schar before he unleashes a 30-yard screamer is hardly splitting a defence open.
He represents the lack of investment in Newcastle’s squad as he should not be the back-up option for any Premier League club, never mind for a club as big as Newcastle.
Despite this though, he did play well against Leicester – although the performance hasn’t sat well with everybody. Here’s a look at what fans have been saying about Manquillo’s latest display on Twitter…