Sheffield United and Aston Villa fans praised Conor Houirhane for his performance in the Championship on Saturday afternoon.
Hours before Leon Bailey could work wonders with his magic left foot in the Premier League, another left-footed superstar was doing what he does best for the Blades.
Sheffield United beat Hull City 3-1, with Villa’s promotion-winning midfielder supplying two assists during the game.
Last season, Hourihane was on-loan at Swansea City, but he was unable to help them get over that promotion line.
And with Sheffield United this season, their poor start aside, he will be hoping to help them earn promotion, first of all via the top-two places, if not through the dreaded and drama-filled play-offs.
If it comes to that then Hourihane has proven that he can step up to the plate during those pressure moments.
The Republic of Ireland international scored the equalising goal in the first leg of Villa’s 2-1 play-off semi-final win against West Brom.
He then converted from the penalty spot during his side’s shootout win in the second leg.
Before it was his quite sublime first-time ball over the top that opened the scoring for Dean Smith’s men against the now financially-ravaged Derby at Wembley in the final.
Nonetheless, here is a selection of Villa and Sheffield United supporters reacting to Hourihane’s display yesterday:
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