Matthew Le God

As we now have... - Livramento - Perraud - Small - Walker-Peters - Valery We don't need any central midfielder to also cover fullback like we needed last season. So any new player can be a central midfield specialist rather than a jack of all trades.

No I wouldn't. Performing at league level is what is relevant.

I think you watch different games to the rest of us. Sure we'd prefer him in the 'number 10 role', but he has done a good job filling in in the 'number 6' role.

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I'd rather see Livramento in midfield and Walker-Peters back at right back.

It was vs the non full strength team of a 4th tier club. In the PL he looks out of his depth. Be nice if he proves me wrong, but I struggle to see anything he excels at when playing at PL level.

Hopefully Tom Leach asks this question at the press conference at 4pm today, as he liked my Tweet...

Why? It was vs the reserves of a 4th tier team. It shouldn't mean he jumps the pecking order for PL games.

Adam Armstrong recorded the fastest speed of any Premier League player in the opening round of games...

Call him a great ape instead, can't be a issue with that as it is true.

Changed his mind since January when he extended his contract until 2024?

Southampton 8 Sunderland 0 Newport County 0 Southampton 8 The only players to play in both matches... Shane Long & Fraser Forster!

vs the reserves of a 4th tier team?

Walker-Peters

A stream today looks extremely unlikely...

We are playing a 4th tier team who have made 6 changes themselves, if Tella, Broja, Long and Obafemi aren't enough of a striker selection to beat them then they really shouldn't be near a squad of a PL or Championship team.

Forster, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Valery, Diallo, Ward-Prowse [c], Redmond, Elyounoussi, Tella, Broja Subs: Lewis, Perraud, Salisu, Romeu, Walcott, Long, Obafemi