Mark Gower is more than comfortable at the moment to be the centre of attention

The Swansea City midfielder put in an impressive performance against Preston in the centre of midfield last week and that is a position he wants to retain as the Swans look to build on their Championship challenge.

Speaking to the Evening Post, Gower said "I would like a run in the side in the middle and see where it takes me,

v"Hopefully that will be the case.

"Since I came here I've been a wide player, but I'm into my 30s now and these little whippersnappers that are coming along, I can't keep up with them.

"We've got Scotty (Sinclair), Nathan (Dyer), Cedric (van der Gun), Cotts (David Cotterill) and Tommy Butler.

"That's five players in the wide positions that are more than capable of operating there.

"It was nice to play in there. I think I complement Prats (Darren Pratley) quite well because he's got bags of energy and I like to get on the ball so it worked well.

"I came here as a wide player, but I'm no stranger to playing in the middle, and obviously with Leon leaving in the summer we need someone to fill that gap — hopefully it can be me."

Stephen Dobbie, Darren Pratley, Nathan Dyer and David Cotterill were on target against Preston as Swansea registered their first points under Brendan Rodgers.

"It was pleasing. I got plenty of touches and I enjoyed it," added Gower

"It was a good day, everyone performed really well, everyone did their job and worked hard and when the team's ticking over like that it's a joy to play in.

"I'm just happy to play wherever. If the manager wants me to play out wide, I'm happy to do that.

"And if he want's me to play in the middle, that's fine with me."

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