Roberto Martinez sung the praises of Jason Scotland after the striker opened his season's account with the winner at Plymouth

Scotland's left foot struck the only goal of the game after 44 minutes at Home Park to lift the Swans into 7th place in the Championship off the back of two straight league wins.

And the striker - who scored 29 times last season en route to a host of awards - was earning his wages with a heap of praise from the manager who gave him his Swansea chance just over twelve months ago.

Speaking after the game, Martinez told the Western Mail

“It was very pleasing to see Jason throughout

“He was very strong, the ball was always under his feet and that allowed us to move forward a lot.

“It’s something very important. I’m pleased for him because he had to work very hard.

“We all know when you get a little injury in pre-season that it’s hard, because you’re always catching up.

“There’s always that danger because you’re wondering how long it’s going to be before Jason’s enjoying his football.

“But you can rely on his quality – he opened up the back four a lot, and that shows what a good player he is.”

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