4. Clasie makes solid impact in first start
There was a debutant among the two starting eleven’s in Southampton’s Jordy Clasie, who arrive from Dutch outfit Feyenoord in the summer. The £12 million man plays a simple game in the centre of midfield, working hard to cover for his back four and keeping his passes of small distance.
A prodigy of Ronald Koeman’s, much is expected of him after lead-frogging academy boy James Ward-Prowse in the pecking order.
