MANAGER Russell Martin revealed that Charly Alcaraz didn't feature for Saints at Huddersfield due to a knock he picked up during the international break.

Alcaraz was named on the bench for Southampton's 1-1 draw at the John Smith's Stadium but didn't come on as they looked to retake control in the second half.

The 20 year old provided an assist for Argentina's Under-23s before being withdrawn and missing their second game against Japan Under-23s.

Asked by the Daily Echo why Alcaraz didn't feature, Martin explained: “Carlos got pulled off after 45 minutes with a tight quad while away with Argentina.

“He didn’t train much after that and didn’t play in their second game. He’s had a week of not doing anything really and then travelled 16 hours on Thursday.

“That’s not conducive to a good performance, so we are trying to manage him. There’s a busy period coming up.

“He never wants to not play but he understood and now we will have a fresh Carlos for the next two games if we put him in the team.”

Kamaldeen was withdrawn on 54 minutes, moments after he was booked for a rash challenge early in the second half.

The winger withdrew from Ghana’s squad during the international break, and Martin pointed towards his fitness being one reason for making the chance.

“Sam Edozie had a good break with and has trained really well. Kamaldeen has been managed over the break, he didn’t train for the whole week.

“I’ve spoken to Kamaldeen about it - he has to become more robust in his performance.

“We spoke about it at halftime and I didn’t see it in the second half. He came off and Sam had two brilliant opportunities.”