Southampton sack Ralph Hasenhuttl after nearly four years in charge

Southampton person sacked their manager Ralph Hasenhuttl successful the aftermath of Sunday's 4-1 location decision by Newcastle.

Southampton past won astatine Bournemouth connected 19 October successful what is their lone triumph from the past 9 matches.

"We present judge it is an due clip to marque a change," said a connection from the southbound seashore club.

First squad manager Ruben Selles volition instrumentality complaint for Wednesday's Carabao Cup 3rd circular location crippled against League One broadside Sheffield Wednesday.

Scoring goals has been a peculiar occupation for Hasenhuttl's broadside and the 55-year-old Austrian bemoaned his players wasting opportunities against Newcastle.

Afterwards helium said helium was not acrophobic astir the hazard of losing his job, but the Saints committee person decided to enactment earlier the midweek EFL Cup crippled and Saturday's travel to Liverpool. It is their last crippled earlier the Premier League breaks for the World Cup, which runs from 20 November to 18 December.

Southampton added that Hasenhuttl had departed "having made a important publication to the club, overseeing immoderate memorable results and besides playing a cardinal relation successful the improvement of our nine infrastructure, individuality and playing squad".

Hasenhuttl has go the 5th Premier League manager to beryllium sacked truthful acold this season.

Scott Parker, Bruno Lage, Thomas Tuchel and Steven Gerrard were dismissed by Bournemouth , Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea and Aston Villa respectively, portion Graham Potter near Brighton to instrumentality implicit arsenic Chelsea boss.

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