Never been a particularly big fan of this player, for all of the reasons that are continually expressed on the forum... primarily his inconsistency and body language.
But at this point in time, he should be playing from the start - especially in matches like these; he has qualities that our forwards are woefully short on. Defenders respect his ability, and unfortunately we have very few players with his composure and technique.
Ideally, we need a new player for each of those 3 attacking roles.