Norwich City, incredibly, beat Premier League champions Manchester City 3-2 at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Kenny McLean, Todd Cantwell and Teemu Pukki scored the goals as Norwich became the first side since January to defeat Pep Guardiola’s side in the league.
One player who caught the eye after coming in for the injured Max Aarons was summer signing Sam Byram.
These Norwich fans reacted to his performance…
Superb…
Twitter: Buendia, Cantwell, Byram, Amadou, Tetty all superb and looked at home. At home against the champions. Speechless. (… https://t.co/IeUCyum1bA (@ollybutch)
Stepped up!
Twitter: Everyone was superb but particularly impressed by the likes of Byram, Kenny, Amadou. Stepped up massively. #ncfc (@langerz9)
Worth it!
Twitter: If Sam Byram never has a good game for us ever again, that performance alone last night was worth the 750k fee! Thought he was class #ncfc (@LeeJermyn)
Class!
Twitter: Byram and Amadou were class today! ???
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#ncfc (@mar25hall)
Quality!
Twitter: Sam Byram. Absolute quality. That is all. #ncfc (@AshleyHowell2)
Brilliant!
Twitter: Can I just say, I wasn’t a big fan of Sam Byram before today, he certainly proved me wrong. Brilliant performance ?#ncfc (@PhatRedDevil)
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After Max Aarons’ injury whilst playing for England’s under-21 side, you could forgive fans for being worried ahead of their clash with Manchester City.
However, Byram stepped up and produced a superb defensive display to keep England international Raheem Sterling quiet on the left.
Byram’s constant blocks and tackles forced Sterling to switch flanks, although he also struggled to get past Todd Cantwell and Jamal Lewis over on the other side. Regardless, Sterling switching positions due to Byram is possibly the biggest compliment he could receive – due to the winger’s incredible form for club and country.
The former West Ham man, Byram, will now be hoping to continue his form against Burnley and look to nail down his place in the side before Aarons returns from injury.
