Saints players back Tino

JAMES WARD-PROWSE says Southampton’s players will give Tino Livramento all the support required to return ‘bigger, better and stronger’ from his horror knee injury. England Under 21 defender Livramento received oxygen and was carried off on a stretcher in the first half of Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw at Brighton. Saints are still waiting to discover the full extent of the problem, which manager Ralph Hasenhuttl described as ‘very, very serious’. Captain Ward-Prowse salvaged a point with a long-range double after the visitors had fallen 2-0 behind at the Amex Stadium and dedicated the equaliser to his stricken team-mate by making a T sign with his fingers. ‘I think everybody was a little bit shook up and shocked from what we saw,’ said Ward-Prowse. ‘We don’t know the extent of the injury but I think that moment spurred us on in the game and we wanted to get back in the game for him. ‘When he joined the club in his first few weeks, he didn’t say a single word to anyone but he’s really come out of his shell. ‘It’s a real big shame but it’s up to us now to get behind him and support him and give him everything he needs to come back bigger, better and stronger.’