Saints have posted pictures on their social media of Jay Rodriguez and Florin Gardos back in full training with the rest of the squad.
Jay Rodriguez has only played two months of competitive action for Saints out of the last 24 months whilst Florin Gardos although not injured till July has not appeared in first team action since the defeat at West Brom a year ago this weekend, but both have returned to the first team squad on the same day.
This is good news for both Ronald Koeman and of course Saints supporters, although Gardos has not played for a year, Koeman knows that he is thin on the ground for cover for Virgil Van Dijk and Jose Fonte with the only fit experienced central defender on the books Yoshida, who has not exactly been the answer when called upon this season.
Hopefully Jay Rodriguez will be back and raring to go after his latest lay off which has been a shade over four months, having the option of a player of his quality at your disposal is something that Ronald Koeman will be pleased to have.
I would not expect either to be ready for a return to the first team squad just yet, however Rodriguez could be back in contention as early as the home game against Sunderland, although I expect Koeman to be cautious and not risk bringing him back too soon.