West Bromwich Albion boss Alan Irvine is delighted with the form of summer signing Joleon Lescott.

Albion have won four and drawn three of his 13 games with Irvine delighted with the club's summer free transfer who faces former club Manchester City today.

"He's been great for us. Not just what people see on the pitch but how he is on the training ground, how he is around the dressing room - he's fantastic," the Albion Head Coach said.

"Obviously from having had the benefit of working with him before I knew what we were going to get when Joleon came in.

"He's really somebody that any young player should look at and think that's how you behave as a professional footballer, that's how you do your job.

"Because he understands exactly what he needs to do to make sure he gets out and performs at the right level."