SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhuettl shed tears of joy and collapsed to his knees at the final whistle after an early Danny Ings strike secured the Saints a shock 1-0 Premier League win over champions Liverpool on Monday. The Austrian’s emotional celebrations might have led some fans to think that Southampton had just secured the Premier League title. “There were tears in my eyes - because of the wind!”, Hasenhuettl jokingly told BBC Sport. “When you see our guys fighting with everything they have, it makes me really proud. Congratulations to Southampton, they deserved it.”The 53-year-old German said that his side knew what to expect from Southampton but were caught out in the opening exchanges and found themselves unable to recover.

Source: Egypt Today January 04, 2021 23:26 UTC