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Southampton 3-2 Jiangsu Suning pre-season analysis: 3 key players

By Marc Walker

KUNSHAN, CHINA - JULY 05: Benjamin Goller of Schalke FC competes for the ball against Matthew Targett of Southampton FC during the 2018 Clubs Super Cup match between Schalke and Southampton at Kunshan Sports Center Stadium on July 5, 2018 in Kunshan, Jiangsu Provinceon, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
KUNSHAN, CHINA - JULY 05: Benjamin Goller of Schalke FC competes for the ball against Matthew Targett of Southampton FC during the 2018 Clubs Super Cup match between Schalke and Southampton at Kunshan Sports Center Stadium on July 5, 2018 in Kunshan, Jiangsu Provinceon, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) /
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Southampton won their second pre-season friendly this afternoon as they beat Chinese side Jiangsu Suning 3-2.

Humid conditions and testing opposition saw Mark Hughes’ Southampton side work hard for the victory in which a number of players received more minutes than their last game against Schalke.

Manolo Gabbiadini opened the scoring when he nodded in a Stuart Armstrong cross, but smart finished from Jiangsu duo Zhang Lingfeng and Richmond Boakye saw their side pull ahead.

It was 2-2 at the break however as Nathan Redmond scored his second goal in two games to draw Saints level.

It was then left for second-half substitute Sam Gallagher to coolly finish in the game’s latter stages and give Saints the victory.

Here are three key players from the Saints performance: