Man of the Match against Fiorentina? 8 newspapers give their verdicts

Let's find out who eight national newspapers named as their man of the match.

Il Corriere della Sera: Mohamed Salah8

“A goal in the reverse fixture and a double this time round – the Egyptian sure knows how to show people what they're missing. He even threw in an assist for good measure. He now has 11 Serie A goals for the season and one in the Champions League.”

Il Corriere dello Sport: Mohamed Salah 8.5

“He carved the Fiorentina defence in two, scored a brace and was a constant thorn in their side. He had a great chance in the first half but Facundo Roncaglia nicked it away just as he was about to pull the trigger. He used his lightning pace to burst through the Viola rearguard and set up Stephan El Shaarawy. He doubled the lead moments later, brave enough to attempt the shot that was deflected into the net by Davide Astori. In the second half he put the game to bed by scoring the fourth on the break.”

La Gazzetta dello Sport: Mohamed Salah 8

“It used to be love but with three goals in two games he's turned into the ex from hell. He's hit peak fitness again and is now the club's topscorer with 12.”

Il Giornale: Mohamed Salah 7.5

“Matchwinner and the Giallorossi's new topscorer. He gets everywhere, although the Viola backline is hardly watertight.”

Il Messaggero: Mohamed Salah 8

“Unforgiving, just as he was in Florence. This time he gets a fortunate deflection on his first goal, while his second looks easy but he places it between the legs of Ciprian Tatarusanu. And he grabs an assist to boot. He exits to applause and gets top marks from Luciano Spalletti.”

La Repubblica: Pjanic 7.5

“With his incredible intensity and speed, he threw a spanner in the works of Fiorentina's game plan. He played the perfect match.”

Il Tempo: Pjanic 8

“Provider of fine assists. From his through pass for the opening goal to his ball over the top for Mohamed Salah to notch the fourth. Impeccable.”

Tuttosport: Mohamed Salah 8

“He set the cat amongst the pigeons with his goal in the previous fixture; yesterday he laid on the assist for the opener and scored the second. An ex-player worth six points.”