Spanish football expert Guillem Balague supports Mauricio Pellegrino's appointment at Southampton.

The Argentine arrives after his time in charge with Alaves.

"Look at the situation that he had at Alaves when he arrived in the summer - 18 new players, he had to win and he had to make sure that Alaves didn't go down," Balague told Sky Sports.

"What they got from him was a guy with tactical versatility. He made the team play with three at the back, with four at the back - sometimes attacking with one, sometimes with two.

"He made every single player in that squad involved in proceedings. Everybody felt important and everybody got better."

Balague added: "He told his representatives he wanted to go to the Premier League. Crystal Palace were interested in him, Southampton were interested him and it was a choice at some point from him what he wanted more. I've got the impression that Southampton offers a lot of possibilities."