Southampton manager, Juric hails Onuachu

‘Onuachu is an incredible guy, always training hard. He has some good things and some bad things he can do better, but he’s one of those guys that is always working hard,’ Southampton manager, Ivan Juric said of Nigeria striker, Paul Onuachu after the 30-year-old scored his fourth goal of the Premier League in the 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Onuachu gave the Saints the lead with a superb header before Crystal Palace claimed a late equalizer.

Despite the disappointing result, the Nigerian’s impressive performance has not gone unnoticed by his boss.

Juric was disappointed with the result because he felt his team really prepared very well for the visit of the Eagles.

‘I think we prepared a good game. I expected more from Mateus – for me he will have a great future because he’s a great guy, working hard and he gives us a lot this season, but in this first 45 minutes he didn’t do what I wanted from him. Paul scored and put more energy.’