Ghana international, Daniel Amartey turned out arguably one of his best performances this season as Leicester City beat Liverpool on Tuesday, December 28.
Liverpool came into the game as the favourites at the back of an impressive run in the Premier League since losing to West Ham United back in November.
The Merseyside club has won all but one of their games since them across all competitions including a penalty shootout win over the Foxes in the Carabao Cup.
Liverpool had also scored in all of their games in the past eight months, boasting of a wide attack including Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
However, Amartey, who was paired with Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi in central defence delivered a masterclass against one of the best attacks in the world as his side kept a clean sheet against Liverpool.
His performance on Tuesday night earned him lots of plaudits on Twitter as he joined the trends.
🇬🇭 Daniel Amartey vs Liverpool:
• 90 minutes
• 53 touches
• 8 clearances
• 5 interceptions
• 4 shots blocked
• 4/6 long balls completed
• 2/2 ground duels won
• 2 tackles wonChorkor special ⚽️🚫 pic.twitter.com/BlMJRMJtnS
— Owuraku Ampofo (@_owurakuampofo) December 28, 2021
Daniel Amartey has put in a performance to remember. Has made the right decision every single time.
— Godfred Akoto Boafo (@eastsportsman) December 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/Brakwasi4/status/1475961384072617988?s=20
OHHHH DANIEL AMARTEY OHHHH DANIEL AMARTEY pic.twitter.com/Hfow7SQ1CL
— Oli (@olimaitlandd) December 28, 2021
The defender also reacted to the praise and performance on social media through a post he shared after the game.
🙏🏾
— Dan Amartey (@DanAmartey) December 28, 2021
Amartey is expected to play a big role for Ghana at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which gets underway in Cameroon next month.