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- Football fans poured their admiration for Ghana's Thomas Partey in Arsenal's win over Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Partey bossed the midfield as Arsenal rallied from a goal down to defeat Wolves and enhance their top-four chances in the Premier League
- The Gunners moved up on the league standings to fifth position, a point adrift of Manchester United, who have played two more games than the north London side
Followers of the beautiful game on social media have poured out their love for the brilliance of Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey in Arsenal's outstanding league game against Wolves.
Although the Ghana international was not crowned the man-of-the-match, he put up a monstrous display in midfield for the Gunners as they chase top-four positions.
Hwang Hee-Chan broke the game's deadlock in the first half.
However, Arsenal clawed back in dramatic circumstances with Nicolas Pepe netting the equalizer before an own-goal from Wolves goalkeeper, José Sá, from a late struck shot by Lacazette to give Arsenal the maximum three points.
How did Partey fair against Wolves
Partey made the most ball recoveries, won the most duels, made the most take-ons as well as won the most fouls in an impressive showing against Wolves, according to data and statistics company, Squawka.
Below are some of the tributes paid to the Black Stars deputy captain:
@Onana2015 gave warning signals to Liverpool following the superlative displays of Partey.
@DaveTheGunner10 also described Partey as a great guy.
@Seth_Erdene went a step further to rate Thomas as the best player at Arsenal.
@Bill_Eshun believes Thomas is gradually matching the huge sums paid for his services by Arsenal.
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Alexandre Lacazette left it late but was instrumental in the winning goal in the 95th minute of the game.
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