Former Manchester City star questions Alonso’s use of Nigerian striker Victor Boniface

• Victor Boniface was successful Bayer Leverkusen's starting line-up successful their nonaccomplishment to Liverpool successful the Champions League
• The Nigerian planetary completed thirteen passes successful the brushwood earlier helium was withdrawn successful the 81st minute
• Shay Given has expressed displeasure astatine the tactical attack by Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso

A erstwhile Manchester City prima has questioned Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso connected his tactical usage of Nigerian planetary Victor Boniface.

Ex-goalkeeper Shay Given has expressed disappointment successful Boniface's positioning during Leverkusen's Champions League clash against Liverpool.

The Nigerian planetary has go a cardinal subordinate of Alonso's squad and was successful the starting line-up against Arne Slot's side.

Victor Boniface failed to get a changeable connected extremity against Liverpool. Photo: Richard Sellers
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However, the Bundesliga outfit looked toothless each nighttime arsenic they failed to occupation the absorption defence.

After a goalless archetypal half, Liverpool were ruthless successful beforehand successful the 2nd forty-five minutes, adjacent though Leverkusen enjoyed much possession of the ball.

Luis Diaz netted a chapeau trick, portion Cody Gakpo besides registered his sanction connected the scoresheet, arsenic it ended 4-0 successful favour of the Merseysiders, Daily Post reports.

Leverkusen managed conscionable 5 shots connected people passim the encounter, with Boniface failing to registry one.

The Super Eagles star, who completed conscionable thirteen passes, was withdrawn successful the 81st minute, leaving Given stunned.

The Irish fable said via Soccernet:

“I was astatine the Europa League last astatine the extremity of the play successful Dublin; they were truthful disappointing; they got bullied against Atalanta successful the final. "I don’t know, conscionable precise mediocre successful the last third. They did play retired from the backmost and done the thirds, but Boniface, astatine times, was playing connected the near wing."You privation him to beryllium much of a people man, you privation to bring immoderate benignant of injection to the attack.”

Bayer Leverkusen are 11th successful the UEFA Champions League radical signifier table, having managed 7 points from 4 matches.

Fans troll Boniface

Legit.ng earlier reported that Victor Boniface had a nighttime to forget during Bayer Leverkusen’s nonaccomplishment to Liverpool.

Football fans are trolling the 23-year-old guardant pursuing his underwhelming show arsenic the Reds humiliated the Bundesliga champions.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot blamed Boniface’s ineffectiveness connected Xabi Alonso’s tactics aft playing the Nigerian guardant connected the wings.

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