Wes Hoolahan hailed as ‘outstanding’ after scoring in Cambridge United’s win over Crawley Town

Mark Bonner has described Wes Hoolahan as outstanding after Cambridge United’s 3-1 win over Crawley Town in Sky Bet League Two.

The 38-year-old has been in peak form during January, and created the first goal - for Joe Ironside - and scored the third in the victory over the Reds on Saturday.

It adds to the same feat in the win over Harrogate Town earlier in the month.

There is no sign of age catching up with the former Republic of Ireland international either, with Hoolahan completing the full 90 minutes in five of the six matches.

“He loves playing. He is as fit as a fiddle,” said U’s head coach Bonner.

“He is scoring goals late in games, he is creating chances right at the end of games.

“He is outstanding.

“We have to manage him through the week. We don’t see him very often in the early part of the week but the performances he has given us this month on those Saturdays in conditions he is probably not used to - certainly in his Premier League and Championship days, certainly not from the last year in Australia he had - he is dealing with it brilliantly.

“But it sums him up. He is a really energetic person, a really humble guy and he just gets on with it.”

He added: “It’s a good leadership and role model for the rest of our players. He is super fit and he works his socks off so we’re delighted with that.”

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