Ryan Manning assesses Southampton as ‘excellent’ following Leeds United’s triumph.
Southampton overcame Leeds United 3-1 at St Mary’s on Saturday afternoon, bouncing back from four straight Championship defeats.
Ryan Manning said he was thrilled with the all-round performance of Southampton during Saturday’s 3-1 win over Leeds United.
Adam Armstrong put Saints into the lead inside the first two minutes at St Mary’s before Kamaldeen Sulemana set up Will Smallbone and Armstrong to make it 3-0 at the half-time break.
Pascal Strujik managed to pull one back for the visitors during the second half but it wasn’t enough to get back into the game, with Saints holding on for their first win since August and a huge three points.
“It was always going to be a tough test, but I think it’s almost the perfect fixture for us,” Manning said after the win. “Good team coming to us early kick-off, on Sky, perfect platform for us to go on and put in a performance, which is what we did.
“The fast start was massive for us. That’s something we’ve struggled with this season is scoring and keeping the pressure on, get the second, get the third. We did that today and it killed the game. All round, a lot of relief but a lot of satisfaction for a good performance.
