What is Southampton's strongest XI for the 2021-22 season?

Southampton begin their 2021-22 Premier League campaign against Everton this weekend as they look to improve on an ultimately disappointing season last time out.

Here, Sports Mole looks at who would make Ralph Hasenhuttl's first-choice XI with a fully-fit squad.

STRONGEST XI

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Alex McCarthy, Harry Lewis, Fraser Forster

Defenders: Romain Perraud, Kyle Walker-Peters, Jannik Vestergaard, Jack Stephens, Yan Valery, Valentino Livramento, Mohammed Salisu, Jan Bednarek, Sam McQueen, Allan Tchaptchet

Midfielders: Oriol Romeu, James Ward-Prowse, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Nathan Redmond, Moussa Djenepo, Stuart Armstrong, Will Smallbone, Nathan Tella, Ibrahima Diallo, Ryan Finnigan, Caleb Watts, Kgagelo Chauke

Forwards: Shane Long, Che Adams, Michael Obafemi, Theo Walcott, Adam Armstrong, Armando Broja

> Click here for full details of Southampton's 2021-22 squad