The question is: How well can he adjust to a more horizontal offense after spending his first four years having Peyton Manning put him in ideal one-on-one situations on the outside?
They could have had greater insurance against late alarms, but Jesse Lingard was twice thwarted in one- on-one situations by goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, who gave his usual impression of an octopus trapped inside a tumble drier.
Tricks and flicks were not all he possessed, and despite the numerous times he rounded the keeper on one-on-one situations, he was also known as a poacher.
In these three-on-two or two-on-one situations, the obvious move is to pass to a teammate who has moved into a position to score.
Cole's trickery and ability to take on players in one-on-one situations enabled him to flourish for spells and become a reliable source of goals and assists.
At 5'6" (170 cm), he was not physically imposing but in one-on-one situations he typically had a hypnotic impact on people and seemingly bent the strongest leaders to his will.
Monk believes Swansea's dynamic winger from Ecuador is the most dangerous player in the Premier League in one-on-one situations and, after turning Branislav Ivanovic to stone on the opening day, Montero was at it again here, skewering defenders at will.
Green was at his best though to twice deny Romelu Lukaku in one-on-one situations, advancing quickly to snuff out the danger on both occasions.
I did a lot of lower-body lifting, which made me a little stronger on my skates, to be able to fight off in one-on-one situations".
