Three young talents who could appear for Southampton in Carabao Cup clash at Cambridge

Southampton will now turn their focus away from the Premier League and onto the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening as they travel to League One outfit Cambridge United having picked up their first league win of the season against Leicester City on Saturday.

It will be the first time the two sides have faced each other competitively as they lock horns at the Abbey Stadium, with the U's sat 11th in the third tier on seven points from their opening five league matches as well as beating Championship side Millwall 1-0 in the first round of the cup.

Ralph Hasenhuttl has taken cup matches seriously throughout his tenure on the south coast, but will almost certainly give game time to some players who are yet to rack up minutes in the Premier League thus far.

With Southampton's B team enjoying three wins from three in Premier League 2, who could be in line for involvement with the first team on Tuesday evening? Below we outline some of the young talents hoping for a chance to impress.

Having been included in Southampton's squad for the pre-season trip to Austria, 18-year-old Edwards could be called upon again by Hasenhuttl having been provided with minutes in the friendlies against RB Leipzig and SK Austria Klagenfurt.

Although predominantly a midfielder, the youngster can also play at right-back and has started all three of Dave Horseman's side's matches this term.

Picked up from Reading in 2019, the 18-year-old had an injury-stricken campaign last term but thoroughly impressed in the U18 Premier League Cup final against Manchester City at the end of the season, attracting the attention of Hasenhuttl.

With four goals in three matches for Southampton B this season, 17-year-old Ballard has picked up where he left off last season