Swansea City boss Carlos Carvalhal has described Jordan Ayew as "one of the best attackers in the Premier League".
The 26-year-old was handed a three-match ban last month for picking up a straight red card against Huddersfield Town following a challenge on Jonathan Hogg.
However, the Ghana forward returns for Saturday's home game with Everton, and Carvalhal is delighted to see his player available for selection.
"To me he is one of the best attackers in the Premier League, a fantastic addition to us," the Portuguese told BBC Sport.
Asked what he had done to improve Ayew's form ahead of his return from a three-game ban, Carvalhal joked: "I don't know how good he was before. I kicked him in the neck and said 'let's go!'
"I put him in the correct position and gave him confidence to play, that's what we did to him. It is my surprise people were being negative about him before I arrived.
"If you have a flower, if you care with it, correct water and correct sun, it will be very nice. If it has too much sun and water it will die. So we have given the players a nice environment, this is easy and natural in my opinion. This is what we try to do."
Swansea are 15th in the table, four points clear of the bottom three with six games left to play.
