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Riedewald discusses the role Hodgson wanted him to play

Most of Jaïro Riedewald's game time this season has been at left-back, a position he performed admirably in: winning January's ManBetX Player of the Month.

Today, Riedewald was selected ahead of Cheikhou Kouyaté in his favoured left-centre of midfield.

Discussing his first minutes since the restart, he said: "It felt good, of course [to play]. I’m happy with this chance to play in the midfield, on the left side - I’m happy to be back on the pitch but I’m not happy with the result.

"I think I did alright. The manager asked a few things of me: to pressurise and to be in the ‘pocket’ and the things he asked of me, I think I did alright.