POKEMON fans believe Kyle Walker-Peters had a secret weapon in Southampton's 4-4 thriller with Liverpool.
Lovers of the hit show reckon the Saints' full-back was hiding - or creating - a Pokemon relic under his shirt!
The England ace was snapped cleaning a ball for a throw-in - turning it into a clone of a deadly poke ball thanks to red and white stripes in his kit.
The round object is used in the series to catch and contain Pokemon, as well as being the symbol for the show.
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One fan even compared KWP's hidden weapon to a Voltorb - a sort of electric version of a poke ball that is ultra-sensitive and easily explodes at the slightest of shocks.
So one couldn't have been at St Mary's, then, as it would have ignited through being startled too much in a ding-dong cracker of a clash.
Dioga Jota and Roberto Firmino put Liverpool 2-0 up as Southampton showed why they have finished bottom.
But James Ward-Prowse, Kamaldeen Sulemana's first two strikes for the Saints and Adam Armstrong made it 4-2 to the relegated hosts.
Gakpo and Jota promptly netted inside 60 seconds to complete a contest as animated as any Pokemon show.
As for Walker-Peters, his electrifying form in a flat season for Southampton could yet earn a switch to a Prem giant.
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Manchester United and Chelsea were linked with the 26-year-old earlier this season.
And his best chance of adding to his two caps might be such a move.
