By Jamie Redknapp PUBLISHED: 17:42 EST, 2 March 2014 | UPDATED: 05:23 EST, 3 March 2014 There were 11 English players on the pitch when Southampton kicked off against Liverpool, and two more came on. What a good advert it was for investing in homegrown talent. Southampton had six Englishmen in their starting XI, and Roy Hodgson has four of them in his England squad. Adam Lallana was the best player on the pitch in the first half and showed great touch and vision, while Luke Shaw proved why he can be England’s left back for years to come. As Liverpool took over Southampton faded but Liverpool’s English contingent then came to the fore.
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The game at St Mary's was a great advert for investing in English talent
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