Joe Aribo’s class will shine through in the Premier League with Southampton, according to new teammate Stuart Armstrong.
Midfielder Aribo has signed for Southampton from Scottish giants Rangers.
The Super Eagles star shone in a 3-1 pre-season win over AS Monaco and even provided an assist for Armstrong to score one of the goals.
“You can see in training the quality he (Aribo) has – he’s very powerful, strong, technical, keeps the ball tight and he’s very composed with his movement and his passing, so he’s a very good addition, experienced, and we’re very happy to have him,” Armstrong said.
“Always happy with a goal, but I think it was more in the pass from Joe – I wasn’t expecting him to play it across like he did, but it was very nice and I’m very happy that he gave me a nice quick shot on the turn.”
On Southampton overall performance, Armstrong felt it was a significant step forward in preparations for the Premier League opener at Tottenham next weekend.
