Arjen Robben has praised goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for his role in Bayern Munich's 4-1 victory over FC Koln on Friday night.

Bayern led the match by two goals early on thanks to strikes from Franck Ribery and Bastian Schweinsteiger, and the league leaders looked likely to go on to pick up all three points.

Koln's Anthony Ujah replied for the visitors just before half time and had the chance to equalise shortly after the restart, only to be stopped by Neuer, who pulled off several saves to keep the score 2-1.

Bayern went on to win the match, with the Dutch winger insisting that his German teammate was the key in the victory.

"It was a bit weird today," Robben said, according to Goal.com.

"We started so well but then in the last 10 minutes of the first half we became a bit slower."

Bayern extend their lead at the top of the table to 11 points, with Wolfsburg still to play their game in hand.