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Southampton: A look back on Saints’ last five Premier League opening fixtures

By Marc Walker

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Ryan Bertrand of Southampton is closed down by Steven Gerrard of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield on August 17, 2014 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Ryan Bertrand of Southampton is closed down by Steven Gerrard of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield on August 17, 2014 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) /
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 13: Nathan Redmond of Southampton is tackled by Miguel Britos of Watford during the Premier League match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary’s Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 13: Nathan Redmond of Southampton is tackled by Miguel Britos of Watford during the Premier League match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary’s Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) /

Saints 1-1 Watford, 2016/17 season

The 2016 summer saw the appointment of Claude Puel as Saints boss after the unexpected departure of Ronald Koeman.

His season-long tenure at St Mary’s began with European football to look forward to and the arrival of six new signings in preparation for an important campaign.

Saints fell behind to Watford here when Etienne Capoue netted after nine minutes.

However, a debut strike from £12m man Nathan Redmond in the second-half rescued a point.

Saints team: Forster, Cedric (Pied 79), Yoshida, van Dijk, Targett, Davis, Romeu, Ward-Prowse (Hojbjerg 55), Redmond, Long (Austin 83), Tadic