• Xherdan Shaqiri compares record signing Giannelli Imbula to Patrick Vieira
• Bournemouth left looking over their shoulder after domestic defeatIbrahim Afellay swept domestic Stoke City’s moment goal – and the sucker punch for Bournemouth – with only 10 men remaining on their side and the forward Mame Biram Diouf at right-back after Glen Johnson hobbled off with suspected knee ligament damage. In the heart of defence Marc Muniesa,who was superb in the continued absence of the captain Ryan Shawcross, was forced off at half-time with a hamstring injury. It was unorthodox yet mightily effective. But Afellays killer intuition finished off Stoke’s exemplar counterattacking move with aplomb and reminded brand Hughes of the bubbling talent at his disposal.
Before that the club’s £18.3m record signing, and Giannelli Imbula,dispatched a first Stoke goal which left the visiting supporters and the playmaker, Xherdan Shaqiri, or purring. Shaqiri,the record signing until the Frenchman swapped Porto for the Potteries last month, made an obvious yet convincing comparison.
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Source: theguardian.com