A look at the individual performances of all involved in the opening match up on Merseyside against Liverpool.
Fraser Forster
Didn't have a lot to do in terms of saves, but what he did he did well, looked confident in his handling and his size seemed to add that degree of control to the box, couldn't do much with either goal, all in all a good debut that bodes well for the future 7/10
Nathaniel Clyne
Clyne carried on where he left off last season, looked good going forward and scored a cracking goal, however there could be fingers pointed at him for Liverpool's winner, although he wasn't the only one who seemed to go to sleep, if he had had his wits about him he would have stopped Daniel Sturridge getting in front of him to steer the ball home 7/10.
Yoshida
We know he isn't the answer at the back, Yoshida isn't a bad player and for long periods looked comfortable, but he has a knack of getting caught out and this happened on Sunday, personally I would prefer another central defender to come in and put pressure on the Fonte/Gardos combination as i dont think Yoshida will. 6/10
Jose Fonte
Again carried on where he left off last season, I still don't think he is the best defender in the Premier but he is good enough, but we do need someone to come in to put pressure on him 7/10
Ryan Bertrand
A solid debut from "Plastic" looks to be in the Clyne mould and will get forward, likes to play football so will fit in with how Ronald Koeman will want us to play 7/10
Steven Davis
You know what you are going to get from Davis and that is a solid performance week in week out, had a great chance to put us in front which he should have buried, but he was not the only culprit there 7/10
Morgan Schneiderlin.
I truly feel sorry for Morgan, he deserved a move to a big club so it must have hurt to see Lovren who was allowed to go with little service to Saints to deserve it, however the Frenchman knuckled down and put in a good display, almost won it in the last minutes 8/10
James Ward Prowse
Could be a good season for him although im struggling to see how he will fit in at times, he hasn't quite yet matured so im not sure if he is better attacking or defensively but he ran his socks off to make sure Liverpool didn't over run us 7/10
Dusan Tadic
Looks to have it, played wide here but could sparkle in the middle, but his versatility means he will be a real asset to the team, looks to be faster and more direct than Lallana so it could be more goals and assists from this area of the team than last year. 8/10
Victor Wanyama
Most people's man of the match that I spoke to, solid powerful display where he won most tackles and used the ball simply but well. 9/10
Graziano Pelle
Looked to be off the pace early on and struggling to get in the game, but as it wore on he started to hold the ball up well and bring others into play, once he gets used to the pace of the English game will be a handful.
Shane Long
Brought on to add attacking flare and did so although used rather deeper than normal almost snatched a point after Schneiderlin had hit the bar 7/10
Lloyd Isgrove
Brought on to add width and did so, looks like he could play a decent part this season and add to our versatility. 7/10
Team Display
Overall it was pretty much a 7/10 we were comfortable for long periods but then just went to sleep on two key moments, hopefully we have set the bar for the season, we know where we are strong and were we are weak and we can deal with it.
Ronald Koeman
Put out a good strong side and put paid to those who think we are in freefall, Koeman plays a different game to Pochettino and we don't press so much now, however we do have versatility, Koeman has bought in players who can play more than one position and is therefore able to change tactics more than his predeccessor.