Portsmouth manager John Mousinho heaped praise on Alex Robertson of Manchester City.

The youngster has been impressive for Pompey since joining from the Premier League champions in the summer.

The Australian has been a mainstay for the League One team, playing 23 times in all competitions so far.

“If you take an overall view on it, he's come into the side and proved himself as one of the first names on the team sheet every week," Mousinho declared, per the City website.

“[He's] put in some really stellar performances over the past couple of weeks as well which has been a real positive.

“He's been playing a position we knew he could play in, but one we didn't necessarily bring him in to play. So now playing as one of our holding midfielders, one of our sixes, where he's excelled – he's been excellent.

“Overall, really pleased with everything he's done so far. [He's] established himself in the team, become one of our best players and for his first loan in this country he's done really well.

“We knew he was going to have an impact, but we didn't think he'd have the same impact he's had. His progression has been upwards ever since he first set foot on the pitch."