SAINTS midfielder Steven Davis has been named in the Northern Ireland squad for two World Cup qualifiers early next month.

The ex-Aston Villa, Fulham and Rangers man is in the squad for the 2014 tournament qualifiers against Russia (Sept 7) and Luxembourg (Sept 11).

Squad: L Camp (Nottingham Forest), R Carroll (Olympiakos), A Mannus (St Johnstone), L Hodson (Watford), C Cathcart (Blackpool), G McAuley (West Brom), A Hughes (Fulham), J Evans (Man Utd), R McGivern (Man City), C Evans (Hull), S Davis (Southampton ) , O Norwood (Huddersfield), J Carson (Ipswich), C Baird (Fulham), S Ferguson (Newcastle), C Brunt (West Brom), P McCourt (Celtic), M Paterson (Burnley), K Lafferty (Sion), D Shiels (Rangers), A Little (Rangers), W Grigg (Walsall), J Ward (Derby).