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By Chris Dunlavy

DANNY DRINKWATER
READING MIDFIELDER

TAKING CONTROL: Reading’s Danny Drinkwater has still got a lot to offer and, inset, in his Leicester days
PICTURE: Alamy

DANNY Drinkwater’s clinching strike in Reading’s 3-2 victory over Swansea a fortnight ago was the midfielder’s first goal since December 2017.
To give that figure some context, all but ten of England’s 92 professional clubs have undergone a change of manager since that day, the majority more than once.
Back then, Drinkwater was 27, theoretically approaching his peak years and basking in the glow o...

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