When Jeremy Pied signed for Southampton from Nice in 2016, he was hoping to make an instant impact on the first team.

However, Pied's first season was cut short by a series cruciate ligament injury, which kept him out for a lengthy period.

Now the right back is determined to get back into the first team picture after training and regaining his match fitness.

"To be honest, it's not been easy," he said about his lack of game time.

"We all want to play the maximum games possible, but you have to find the solution, you have to keep going or you just abandon it. My choice was to keep going, it's really important for me.

"The manager sometimes speaks with you to explain, sometimes he congratulates you because you keep going.

"You don't have the time you want on the pitch but it's important to be ready for the team."