The England Under 21 centre-back said in The Sun: "I am maturing and playing first-team football. It's a massive thing for me. And an experience like this has helped me grow up. A relegation fight is something players like JT (Terry) haven't experienced and it is helping me to mature.
"When I play against Everton on Saturday I'll be stronger for this."
Mancienne has proved to be a much better midfielder than defender and plays the role of defensive midfielder perfectly.... so much so that Karl Henry even played three forward passes in the West Ham game :)