RUN-INS with the likes of Wilfried Zaha are “all part of the game” says James Ward-Prowse, who insists he loves getting banter from the opposition supporters. The two have come to blows in meetings between the teams before, including Zaha getting himself two consecutive yellow cards at St Mary’s, in January 2019, for an inflamed reaction to Ward-Prowse and the referee. The ex-Manchester United man also seemingly poked Saints’ skipper in the eye a year later but escaped punishment.
James Ward-Prowse said: “No it’s great, it’s all part of the game (the crowd getting on his back). Me and Wilfried Zaha know each other from the England under-21s and have had a few run-ins in games but that’s all part of it. All the crowd banter and things like that is great, it’s what makes it fun for me and it’s great to play in that sort of atmosphere, it gives it more of an edge and it’s enjoyable.”
Ward-Prowse was critisiced by some after the January 2019 incident for celebrating the referee’s decision to dish out the red card to Palace key-man Zaha.
