Several Everton fans took to social media to express their delight at Andre Gomes’ return to action against Arsenal on Sunday.
The Portugal international came off the bench in the second half against the Gunners to make his competitive return, having broken his ankle against Tottenham in early November.
Returning from a horrific injury in less that four months, much of the narrative quickly transitioned from how amazingly fast Gomes’ recovery had been, to how influential he immediately proved to be on the pitch.
The 26-year old waltzed through the middle of the Emirates pitch, spraying brilliant long passes forward while remaining confident and composed on the ball.
Despite Everton eventually losing 3-2 to the Gunners, Gomes’ return was one of the highlights for the Toffees, with many fans lauding his performance.
Such was Gomes’ performance considered impactful, that a number of fans took to social media to claim that the former Barcelona man had put Morgan Schneiderlin, Fabian Delph and Gylfi Sigurdsson to shame.
Twitter: Andre Gomes coming on for his first Premier League game 112 days after a fracture dislocation and absolutely embarr… https://t.co/qd2QPmmDAU (@EvertonBlueArmy)
Twitter: Andre Gomes has put Gylfi Sigurdsson, Fabian Delph and Morgan Schneiderlin to absolute shame. Done more in these pa… https://t.co/AEpteReeUq (@EvertonNewsFeed)
Twitter: Big shout out to André Gomes coming back from a serious leg break and giving our best midfield performance. Puts Si… https://t.co/QjomNr3qL9 (@TheGwladysSt)
Twitter: Gomes did more in half an hour today than Sigurdsson, Delph & Schneiderlin have in months the crabs.
Deserved a p… https://t.co/xE9dJNHkhO (@CuthbertTatters)
Twitter: Gomes putting all Siggy, Delph, and Schneiderlin to shame (@CincyToffees)
Twitter: Gomes hasnt played for 3 months yet did more than all of Sigurdsson, Delph & Schneiderlin have in an entire season.… https://t.co/vjysLNmZXX (@TheBond16)
Twitter: André Gomes mate. Just put Gylfi Sigurdsson, Fabian Delph and Morgan Schneiderlin to absolute shame. He did more in… https://t.co/bcZlwrGefj (@KRay1878)
