Swansea City boss Michael Laudrup is delighted with the early season form of Wayne Routledge.

Routledge was little more than a bit-part player under former manager Brendan Rodgers last term, but Laudrup believes the 27-year-old is thriving thanks to his greater involvement.

"Wayne has everything for this position. He has a good pass, he is quick, he has good vision, he turns fast with the ball," Laudrup said.

"In my way of seeing football, if the wide players remain wide they close down the full-backs. If they are there, there is no space for them, no room, and you also have fewer players in the centre of the pitch to move the ball around, so the wide players are very important for us."