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Chris Davies is reluctant to discuss the scintillating form of Patrick Roberts without intertwining Tomoki Iwata into the conversation.

Birmingham City’s right-sided duo have been wreaking havoc for Championship defences since Davies switched Iwata to right-back last month.

The pair impressed at Wrexham and threatened to unlock Bristol City before a double dose of brilliance against Portsmouth and Millwall in Blues' back-to-back 4-0 wins.

The 2-1 defeat to Middlesbrough before the international break proved a step too far for Iwata who is sprinting more than every other player on the park to offer support to Roberts.

In Davies' system, the right-winger would ordinarily drift inside in possession and the right-back would be expected to provide the width, but there ha

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