Everton fans hail the class of Muhamed Besic…and mock Yaya Toure

Muhamed Besic was made to be a Goodison Park hero.

The combative midfielder - affectionately referred to as Mo - is not without technical ability and skill. He has wonderfully nimble feet and his long-range passing from deep is particularly impressive. But first and foremost he is a warrior. A throwback to a Roy Keane/Edgar Davids type of midfield enforcer who marries God-given talent with a devilish streak of aggression. At his best, he is an absolute tyro in the centre of the park. Of course sometimes the Bosnian's abrasive style overflows into illegal acts, but on Wednesday night he was simply immense - and Everton fans are still purring over his heroics against Man City's world-class stars. Yaya Toure is used to riding roughshod over the opposition. So often he looks like an overage player who has sneaked into an under-12s game. Rivals just bounce off him, and struggle to live with his power and guile. But in the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final at Goodison Park, he tasted some of his own medicine. Besic was in his superior in every respect. The Ivorian may tower over him, but the Everton man simply muscled Toure out of the game. As much as anything, the Goodison faithful loved his cocky swagger on the night... https://twitter.com/jayshelley89/status/684881014494199809 https://twitter.com/Jxgielka/status/684857351455772672 And the stats certainly backed up the 23-year-old's dominance... https://twitter.com/WhoScored/status/684859340117929985 There was a reason why 'Yaya' and 'pocket' were trending in the Merseyside area... https://twitter.com/NeilChallis/status/684859890981036032 https://twitter.com/MathewStock_/status/684846713715163136 https://twitter.com/Conor_Waters/status/684892165324025856 https://twitter.com/THE_BLUEBALDY/status/685026400210960384 https://twitter.com/callum_fletch98/status/684894156922163202 Such was the player's confidence on the night that he even had time for some showboating... https://twitter.com/angrybosnianfan/status/684851751950749697 He was an example to his teammates in both his passion and commitment... https://twitter.com/ToffeeTV1/status/684894411642290177 One thing's for sure - the star of the night was in no doubt of how much Evertonians adore him... https://twitter.com/jimmyball8/status/684862598412668929 https://twitter.com/evertonfcpics/status/684924291691982849