Mohammed Kudus named Man of the Match

Ghana youth international, Mohammed Kudus, has been named Ajax's Man of the Match after helping his side beat RKC Waalwijk 3-0 on his Eredivisie debut.

The 20-year-old summer signing from Nordsjaelland played for the duration of the game and produced a dominant performance in the middle of the park.

Goals from Dusan Tadic, Morocco's Zakaria Labyad and Lisandro Martinez steered the hosts to victory but Kudus played crucial defensive and attacking roles for Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena last Sunday.

He managed the joint-highest number of tackles (5) in Erikten Hag's team alongside Perr Schurrs and he also completed the highest dribbles (3) with the most pass accuracy (92.2 per cent).

After the restart, Burkina Faso international, Lassina Traore, replaced Labyad as Ajax cruised to their second straight win in the Eredivisie. They are second in the Dutch top-flight standings, level on six points with leaders Heerenveen.

Kudus will be looking to maintain his impressive performance when Ten Hag's side host Vitesse for their next league match on Saturday.

The Ghanaian midfielder moved to the Dutch side on a five-year deal last July after his goalscoring exploits for Nordsjaelland in the Danish Super Liga last season, where he scored 11 goals in 25 appearances.

He is expected to replace Donny Van De Beek who left Ajax to join English giants Manchester United this summer.