Played well today. Players lose form on occasion, and sometimes it can take time to recover. We know he is a very good player, so let us hope this is his first step in re establishing himself for us.
He just doesn't do anything. You're looking for him to dominate the middle of the park in games like this and the best you'll get is negative passing that actually stifles any threat from the team.
We're crying out for a quality play maker in this role and have been for years.