While that was an outstanding performance yesterday from Axel, I still need to see more to be convinced he's the solution to our CB troubles. The good thing is if he can stay fit he has the whole season to fully prove himself and can save us £60m on a new CB.
Yesterday's game in a way was the ideal game for him, played up against pacey attackers and an attack that only plays the ball to feet. With that said its still Neymar and Mbappe so he deserves massive credit.
I'm not saying we can't get excited but I would be far more impressed if he could repeat that level of performance in the PL in a back 4 over a run of games. He certainly has the talent and presence to do it but I need to see it before I'm fully convinced. At one point, I thought Jones, Smalling and even Bailly would be one of the best CB's in the world due to their early performances and was let down by them although Smalling nearly got there. So I'm cautious with how I rate young CBs going forward.