Andrea Ranocchia has been named in BBC programme Match of the Day’ team of the week. Analyst Garth Crooks had the following to say on Ranocchia’s inclusion: “This guy was not even playing. One of the advantages of being a foreign manager is that Marco Silva has a lot of international scouts that have worked well in the January transfer window. Ranocchia entered the game against Liverpool, as a last minute replacement for the injured Michael Dawson. They had gone into panic mode over losing their captain at the last minute, but the Italian was absolutely superb in defence.”
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