Tawanda Maswanhise told 'sky is the limit' as Motherwell wing star hits the heights

Stuart Kettlewell reckons the sky’s the limit for Tawanda Maswanhise after the Motherwell magician’s latest man of the match display.

The Zimbabwe international turned on the class with a goal and an assist to help dump Aberdeen and lift the Steelmen into fifth spot in the Premiership on Sunday. Maswanhise’s control and pass to link play at Ewan Wilson’s opener was impressive. But it wasn’t a patch on the genius two-touch finish he produced to bring down Liam Gordon’s ball over the top and slide home the clinching second goal.

It took the winger onto five goals for the season after being handed a chance in Lanarkshire by Kettlewell in the summer following his release from Leicester City. And the Fir Park boss is sure bigger and better things lie in wait if the 22-year-old can add consistency to his game.

He said: “He had a massive, massive bearing on the game for us yet again. He needs to continue that because the sky starts to become the limit, in my opinion, if he can rack up the numbers along with the performances.

“He’s a breath of fresh air. We didn't feel that he turned up against Hearts in the last game. There's always a frustration when you know that he's got so much quality. I’m not pinning that on solely him. It's just that when you're as good at handling the ball and that creative brain that he's got and the quality he's got, we want it every single week.

“But remembering that he's in his infancy, his senior career, he's not played that many senior games, but he's having a good impact. He gives you a threat playing between players and receiving the ball, but I also think he gives you that threat with his pace. A lot of people just lean to the fact that he's got that pace, but very, very clever when he's