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Matt Le Tissier takes swipe at Ronald Koeman after Josh Sims' fine debut

Matt Le Tissier believes Ronald Koeman's criticism of Southampton's academy "came back to bite him on the backside" on Sunday.

When Koeman was Southampton manager last season he claimed the club's youngsters -- in the same youth system that produced Adam Lallana, Theo Walcott and Gareth Bale among others -- were not up to Premier League standard.

But those words came back to haunt the Dutchman when Everton, the side he left Saints for in the summer, were sunk by teenage debutant Josh Sims.

The 19-year-old winger set up Charlie Austin's early winning goal and earned a standing ovation after a sparkling performance.