Southampton 3-2 Arsenal: Three Key Players

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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 04: Jan Bednarek of Southampton during the pre-season friendly match between Southampton v Borussia Monchengladbach at St Mary’s Stadium on August 4, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images) /

Jan Bednarek

The forgotten man under Mark Hughes, Jan Bednarek has had a reemergence under Ralph Hasenhuttl. He has started now both games under the Austrian and put in two incredible shifts.

Arsenal have so many attacking weapons that defending against them all was no easy task but the Pole was up for the challenge. He made a number of tackles and interceptions that would have led to goals or shots on target

Going forward it will be hard to see Bednarek not being including in the starting XI and he could be a presence on the back line for well into the future.