Southampton 0-0 Manchester United

Unpopular Puel

The French manager has been under increasing pressure over the last few weeks and months and a fourth home game on the bounce without finding the back of the net will not have helped his case.

Loud boos from the home support in reaction to his decision to withdraw homegrown hero Ward-Prowse in the second half and replace him with summer signing Sofiane Boufal will not have gone unnoticed.

An end of season decision awaits the former Nice boss, however, with Watford now also in the market for any managers interested in the Premier League, the powers that be at St. Mary’s may want to act quickly.