Højbjerg keen for regular Saints starts under Puel

Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg believes his opportunities to play in the Premier League’s big games are the perfect starting blocks to what he hopes can make him a top player.

The 21-year-old started in the Saints’ stalemate with Liverpool on Saturday, the first time he had done so in the top flight since facing champions Leicester on October 3.

It was an experience the £12.8m player enjoyed from start to finish – and he now hopes to form a larger part of Claude Puel’s plans as the season develops.

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“I can say that to get the opportunity in games like this, with a high intensity and a high level, it is something for the future that is very, very good and you can learn a lot from,” said the former Bayern Munich man.

“But, in the end, it’s about the team. I would like to play every game, I would also like to play every Premier League game.

“But the coach decides and I believe that the coach has a plan for everything and I just tried to do my best, because this is what it’s about.

“Every day do your best and I hope I can play more games like this, on a high level, and hopefully also in the Premier League.”