Incredible relegated Premier League XI includes Europa League and Serie A winner
A Fulham XI that was relegated under Scott Parker has re-emerged online, showing that fortunes have changed dramatically for their two stars.
The Cottagers were relegated to the Championship in the COVID-affected 2020/21 season after sealing promotion to the Premier League the previous campaign.
Despite its eventual disappearance, Fulham He had a team full of raw talent that would achieve great things in the years to come.
On Fulham's trip to the Hawthorns to face West Brom in January 2021, Parker selected a starting XI that many would not have envied at the time.
However, three years is a long time in football and the luck of some of the players who wore the white shirt that day has increased tenfold.
Before the 2-2 draw, Parker opted for a hat-trick of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Wednesday night's Europa League final hero Ademola Lookman.
The trio have since become a success in their own right, no more so than the former Charlton, Everton and Lookman, a Leicester player, who has had two magnificent seasons at Atalanta in Serie A.
The 26-year-old was Atalanta's top scorer last season and has once again been a key man for Gian Piero Gasperini's side this season.
His heroics culminated on Wednesday night when he scored a sensational hat-trick that gave the Serie A team its first European trophy when swept Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in Dublin.
Loftus-Cheek has also seen the benefit of swapping the rigors of English football for Serie A, achieving an impressive first season at AC Milan.
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Meanwhile, Mitrovic is nearing the end of his first season at newly crowned Saudi Pro League champions Al Hilal.
Another success story for Parker's team is that of Cameroonian international Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
The midfielder moved to Napoli on a season-long loan following Fulham's relegation before making the move permanent a year later.
He became a key figure in Napoli's first Serie A title in 33 years and remains happy with life in Italy.
Other players who have since jumped ship include Mario Lemina, who plies his trade at Wolves, while Joachim Andersen and Alphonse Areola have moved to London with crystal Palace and West Ham respectively.
Ola Aina plays soccer in Nottingham Forest while former boss Parker is currently out of work after a nightmarish spell at Belgian giants Club Brugge.
