Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse says they'll 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 after collapsing to the ground 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 appearing “very, very serious".

“I think everybody was a little bit shook up and shocked from what we saw," Ward-Prowse told the club website.

“Of course we don't know the extent of the injury at the moment 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 and I was thinking, 'oh, come on'. But he's really come out of his shell.

“His performances have excelled everybody's expectations, I think.

“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."