Walsall 1-0 Salford - ratings: One 9 and four 8s in solid Saddlers win

George Bennett gives his Walsall player ratings from their 1-0 victory against Salford City at Bescot.

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Match-winner Harrison Burke celebrates his first Walsall goal in 1-0 win over Salford.

Myles Roberts - 7

Clean sheet - Kept his first clean sheet between the sticks and dealt with the very little that came his way, including most notably an early low shot from Cole Stockton.

Harrison Burke - 8

Match-winner - Defended supremely and capped his performance with the winning goal. He came close to a brace when his header was turned on to the crossbar late on.

Aden Flint - 9

Class act - A towering presence in the air and composed whenever the ball was at his feet with a string of marvellous cross-field switches. Posed a threat in the opposing box to help Walsall threaten from set pieces too.

Evan Weir - 8

Balanced - Carried a dangerous threat going forward, especially from set pieces, and dealt with his defensive duties expertly on his return to the starting XI.

Lewis Warrington - 6

OK - Relatively quiet but looked tidier on the ball than Tuesday. Salford did have some joy carving through the centre at times and Brandon Comley was introduced for the last half-hour shore things up.