Middlesbrough football club and Users of Twitter have hailed Nigerian footballer, John Obi Mikel, for his performance in a league game against Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.
The 31-year-old was instrumental as Middlesbrough recorded a narrow one nil victory over their Championship rivals, Blackburn Rovers, away from home.
Appreciating his extraordinary performance, Middlesbrough FC took to her twitter handle and liken him to “A Rolls-Royce”.
The football club tweeted”
A Rolls-Royce of a midfielder
WE’VE GOT MIKEL #UTB
A Rolls-Royce of a midfielder 🚘
WE’VE GOT MIKEL 🎶 #UTB pic.twitter.com/uZoY4YzJMe
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) February 17, 2019
Here are reactions from other twitter users
https://twitter.com/Somto_/status/1097216870489436160
Mikel is tearing shit up in the championship. Can't wait for him to get back to the big league next term.
— mj (@slysage) February 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/FriedRiceJim/status/1097212076987039744