Southampton FC team-mates Shane Long and Steven Davis were involved in a playful exchange on Twitter after Davis laughed off speculation linking him with Scottish champions Celtic, writes Douglas Imrie.
The Northern Ireland captain linked to a YouTube clip where a character says: “I haven’t laughed like that in a long time”.
That moment your being linked with Celtic 😂😂 never going to happen https://t.co/la51sx2BC3
— Steven Davis (@StevenDavis8) August 7, 2016
Republic of Ireland Long international was quick to defend Celtic; stating his affection for the Glasgow club.
@StevenDavis8 Glasgows green army! ☘
— Shane Long (@ShaneLong7) August 7, 2016
Davis, who previously played for city rivals Rangers, responded in kind by reiterating his passion for the blue half of Glasgow.
@ShaneLong7 you know there's only one team in Glasgow and its blue 😉
— Steven Davis (@StevenDavis8) August 7, 2016
Their Premier League club, presumably wanting to make sure the banter stayed friendly, also joined in the action…
@StevenDavis8 @ShaneLong7 pic.twitter.com/cmm9ZHnBgr
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) August 7, 2016
The two players are likely to be involved in Southampton’s first game of the new Premier League season against Watford on Saturday – in what will be new manager Claude Puel debut in the division.
Let’s hope they can put their differences aside by then.
