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title: "Djenepo and Cedric return to training"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2019-10-31T14:16:17Z"
modified: "2019-10-31T14:19:03Z"
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# Djenepo and Cedric return to training

Ralph Hasenhuttl has confirmed that Moussa Djenepo and Cedric Soares are back in full training with the first-team squad.

Both players have been sidelined since September, but it seems they are finally nearing returns to action.

The duo participated in a light session, as per Hasenhuttl’s comments in a pre-match press conference on Thursday, shown on the [club’s official website](https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2019-10-31/press-conference-part-one-ralph-hasenhuttl-manchester-city-southampton-premier-league-201920).

Djenepo has been out since exacerbating a tendon problem against Sheffield United on September 14, while Cedric has been absent since withdrawing from the starting line-up at Tottenham Hotspur on September 28.

![Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readsouthampton.com/readsouthampton/2019/10/1174637575-1.jpg)

Hasenhuttl [revealed in his pre-match press conference](https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2019-10-31/press-conference-part-one-ralph-hasenhuttl-manchester-city-southampton-premier-league-201920) that the trip to Manchester City could come too soon for the pair, but they have good chances of featuring against Everton in the next home game.

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Djenepo’s return, in particular, will come as a big boost given that Saints haven’t won a Premier League game without him in the side.

The team has looked bereft of creativity and attacking imagination since the Malian’s injury. Ahead of what will undoubtedly be a must-win game against Everton, his availability will be welcome.

Cedric, too, has emerged as a key player this season, and he’s been a big miss, with Yan Valery having struggled since coming back into the starting line-up.