Alan Pardew: “Ryan has proven in his career that right foot of his is a really superior weapon in and around the box.
“I am not happy with him because with the second free-kick, he should have hit the target. But other than that, I will take the goal.
“He was last minute.com to be in the team for Arsenal and he was superb. He is a calm person – all the talk this week was about a new left-back coming in, but Ryan played and not only does he play very, very well, he hit the winning goal.
“The real plaudits today must go to him because it’s not a natural position for him and he’s done another great job for us.”