The Saints boss takes a have a look at his choices within the absence of first selection centre-back Jannik Vestergaard for Saturday’s fixture
Southampton centre-back Mohammed Salisu might make his Premier League debut in opposition to Fulham on Saturday, membership boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has hinted.
The Ghanaian continues to be chasing his first look for The Saints since finishing a transfer from Spanish La Liga outfit Actual Valladolid in August.
An harm to first-choice Southampton left-centre-back Jannik Vestergaard has opened up a potential alternative for the 21-year-old who faces competitors from Jack Stephens for the slot.
With Vestergaard, The Saints have carried out above expectations to this point this season as they at present occupy the seventh place on the league desk, above the likes of Manchester Metropolis and Arsenal.
“I feel we have now seen the crew on the prime of the league [Liverpool] play for 2 months with out [influential captain and first-choice centre-back] Virgil van Dijk and everyone mentioned this was not potential, that you possibly can not play with out him. They aren’t actually much less profitable than earlier than, so the whole lot is feasible,” Hasenhuttl mentioned, as reported by Hampshire Stay.
“Perhaps the sport will change barely as a result of Jannik with the ball has implausible passes and options however we should adapt our recreation at all times to ever circumstance what’s there – however we should belief within the different ones.
“Salisu is a very completely different participant. He’s left-footed so a left-footed one makes it on the left a bit completely different with the angle of the way you play the ball.
“However we have now Jack Stephens who’s a really related ball-player to Jannik. I’ve not determined but what I’ll do,” he admitted.
“We should take a look. We won’t be able to make a one to at least one change as this isn’t potential.”
Owing to an harm, Salisu teamed up with Southampton in coaching on the week of the kick-off of the Premier League season in September regardless of sealing his switch a month earlier.
He made the matchday squad for the primary time in a 2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this month, and has gone on to make the bench within the following three video games, together with a 1-0 loss to Manchester Metropolis final Saturday.
The teen is predicted to be handed a Ghana call-up for a potential worldwide debut in March subsequent 12 months.