Kyle Walker-Peters put in a very disappointing display in Southampton’s 3-2 defeat against Manchester United on Sunday and perhaps Ralph Hasenhuttl should consider recalling Yan Valery to his side as some competition for the Englishman.
The right-back joined the Saints on a permanent deal from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer and has been very much first-choice for the South Coast so far this season, having started all 10 of the Saints’ games in the Premier League thus far.
Although he has averaged a very solid 6.94 rating for his performances in the top-flight so far this season, he put in arguably his worst display of the season against the Red Devils, with WhoScored awarding him a 6.1 rating.
As per SofaScore, the 23-year-old lost possession 23 times during the time he was on the pitch, which was the most of any Southampton player on the pitch.
The summer signing also struggled defensively, as he was able to win just four of his nine ground duels, whilst he was unsuccessful in both of his aerial duels during the game, resulting in a poor overall success rate of 36%.
He also struggled with his passing at times, as only 45 of his 59 attempted passes found a Southampton shirt, resulting in an unspectacular pass accuracy rate of 76%.
Whilst a lot of Southampton fans took to Twitter to criticise Jannik Vestergaard after the game, it was Walker-Peters who earned the lowest rating of any outfield player during the game.
Therefore, after a disappointing display against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, you wonder whether the Austrian manager will consider recalling Valery to his side for the Saints’ next game against Brighton, considering the Frenchman is yet to feature for the first-team this season.
It will be interesting to see if Hasenhuttl keeps faith in the £12m summer arrival for future Southampton fixtures, but it certainly wasn’t the 23-year-old’s best performance in a Southampton shirt.
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