Southampton stretched their unbeaten run to five games on Sunday afternoon with a thrilling 4-3 win over Aston Villa.
And several Saints supporters were quick to praise goalkeeper Alex McCarthy for his display at Villa Park.
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side were three goals to the good at the break, thanks to Jannik Vestergaard’s header and two stunning free-kicks from birthday boy James Ward-Prowse.
Danny Ings then made it four shortly after half-time, however, The Saints were made to sweat after goals from Tyrone Mings, Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish.
McCarthy made seven saves against Dean Smith’s side, with opposite number Emiliano Martinez failing to register a single stop.
The 30-year-old was actually Southampton’s third-best performer at Villa Park, as per WhoScored.
The goalkeeper recorded a 7.52 rating – only Ward-Prowse and Ings ended with a higher score.
This is what these Saints fans had to say about McCarthy’s performance.
Twitter: @TomLeachHL Ues absolutely, totally underrated this guy (@Gion_Swiss)
Twitter: Tell you what, McCarthy has impressed me today. Much needed #saintsfc (@MESHSaints)
Twitter: McCarthy Has Made Some Class Saves Today Aswell #SaintsFC (@Biscxtti)
Twitter: McCarthy had a busier second half but produced some good saves #AVLSOU #SaintsFC #WeMarchOn (@chriskidd)
Twitter: McCarthy again, this time denies a Mings header. Very good performance from the #SaintsFC keeper in this 2nd half. (@OWTSaintspod)
Twitter: Hope all the McCarthy haters are watching this game, he’s the best goalkeeper at the club by a country mile. Has ma… https://t.co/xvJR14jhTp (@J_Wade21)
Twitter: McCarthy played well here #SaintsFC (@Joner07)
The win leaves Southampton on 13 points after seven games, with a home fixture against Newcastle United up next.
