Where are they now? Southampton’s XI from Ward-Prowse’s PL debut

England international James Ward-Prowse has come a long way since his Premier League debut for his boyhood club Southampton in the 2012-13 season opener.

The Saints captain is now a firmly established player in Ralph Hasenhuttl’s team at St. Mary’s and is in the reckoning to earn a spot in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the 2022 World Cup.

He’s been tipped in recent campaigns for a move to one of the Premier League’s big-hitters, but he’s so far remained loyal to the side where he made his Premier League debut in a 3-2 defeat away to Manchester City in August 2012.

“What a great debut for James Ward-Prowse,” his manager Nigel Atkins said after his English top-flight bow. “I think everyone at the academy should be so proud that, at 17, young James made his debut. His mentality is top drawer.”

Ward-Prowse’s career has continued on an upward trajectory ever since. We’ve taken a closer look at the players who featured alongside the midfielder at the Etihad on that afternoon to see what they’re up to now.

Davis is now a first-team assistant coach in Hasenhuttl’s backroom team after he appeared more than 300 times for the club following his arrival from Sunderland in July 2006.

The three-time capped England U21 international helped Saints rise from League One to the Premier League and wrapped up his 10-season stay with a testimonial in May 2016 before retiring.

Clyne started his career at Crystal Palace – he’s back there now – but he rose to prominence after joining Southampton from Selhurst Park in 2012.

In a fruitful three years at Saints, the full-back broke into the England senior set-up before catching the attention of Liverpool who signed him in 2015 with Brendan Rodgers at the helm.

Jurgen Klopp favoured an