Premier League: 5 Most Impressive Club Debuts in the Opening Weekend

#5 Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton)

Jannik Vestergaard made his Southampton debut in the Premier League and kept a clean sheet

When Southampton spent £18.5m on Jannik Vestergaard, it was a move that flew under the radar. Column inches weren't dedicated to the new signing, what with the Saints barely surviving relegation last season by a mere three points.

After selling Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool for £75m in January, they had to replace him and literally got a towering figure to take his place.

The Danish centre-back arrived from Borussia Monchengladbach and was immediately thrust into action on the opening day in a three-man defence with Wesley Hoedt and Jack Stephens on either side of him.

The clean sheet was a good result considering Burnley had twice the number of shots on target compared to the Saints. But where the 6 ft 7 in Vestergaard stood out was on aerial duels.

With Chris Wood leading Burnley's attack, Vestergaard won a match-high 10 defensive aerial duels and also made 12 clearances apart from also suffering a bloody nose.

He’s a massive player for us. He's clearly a huge threat in the air and I fancy him to score a few from set pieces this season." - Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy